Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • 26% reduction in GHG emissions by fiscal year (FY) 2030 compared to FY 2013, or 25.4% reduction compared to FY 2005, equivalent to approximately 1.042 billion t-CO2eq in 2030
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: Multiple base years
    Source:

    Japan's INDC

• National laws and policies

  5 targets

  • Net zero pledge by 2050
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Law No. 107 of 1998)

    Legislative | 2016

  • 26% GHG emission reduction by 2030 compared with a 2013 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2013
    Source:

    Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures

    Executive | 2016

  • Long-term Strategy submitted to UNFCCC pledges carbon neutrality by 2050.
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2050
  • More than 3.8% reduction by FY2020 compared to by 2020 against a 2005 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2005
    Source:

    Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures

    Executive | 2016

  • Long-term goal to pursue 80% reduction by 2050 against a 2013 baseline
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2013
    Source:

    Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures

    Executive | 2016

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