Japan, besides setting a 60-80% CO2 reduction goal (by 2050, not 2020 like environmentalists want), plans to launch a carbon market in autumn, which, if successful, could go global at some point in the future. Japan is the world's fifth-largest emitter. This move advances Japan's green agenda before hosting the G8 summit next month.
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Japan To Launch Carbon Market This Year
(via www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com)
Submitted by Carbon Offsets Daily on Wed, 2008-06-11 06:36. | Tags: politics | Bangladesh | carbon baseline | carbon credits | carbon offsets | climate change | CO2 Reduction | Compliance Carbon Market | greenhouse gases | japan carbon market | kyoto
