Outline

In October 2020, Japan declared that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Carbon neutrality by 2050 cannot be realized through ordinary efforts. It is necessary to significantly accelerate efforts toward structural changes in the energy and industrial sectors, and undertake bold investment for innovation.

Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in collaboration with other ministries and agencies, formulated the "Green Growth Strategy through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050".

The strategy specifies 14 promising fields that are expected to grow, and provides them with action plans from the viewpoints of both industrial and energy policies. Japan upholds an ambitious goal while showing realistic pathways toward it wherever possible. The strategy directs all available policies to supporting positive efforts by companies toward this goal.

• 01_Offshore wind pwr. Solar, heat energy (PDF:302KB) PDFファイル
• 02_Hydrogen, Fuel Ammonia(PDF:237KB) PDFファイル
• 03_Next generation heat energy(PDF:334KB) PDFファイル
• 04_Nuclear power(PDF:456KB) PDFファイル
• 05_Automobile, Storage batteries(PDF:225KB) PDFファイル
• 06_Semiconductors Info/Com.(PDF:258KB) PDFファイル
• 07_Shipping(PDF:187KB) PDFファイル
• 08_Logistics, people flow, Civil eng.(PDF:226KB) PDFファイル
• 09_Food, Agri. fishery, forestry(PDF:265KB) PDFファイル
• 10_Aircraft(PDF:224KB) PDFファイル
• 11_Carbon Recycling, Materials(PDF:261KB) PDFファイル
• 12_Housing/Building Next gen. electric power management(PDF:310KB) PDFファイル
• 13_Resource circulation(PDF:275KB) PDFファイル
• 14_Lifestyle related(PDF:228KB) PDFファイル

Policy tools to support positive efforts by companies

• 1_Budget (PDF:129KB) PDFファイル
• 2_Taxation(PDF:129KB) PDFファイル
• 3_Finance(PDF:129KB) PDFファイル
• 4_Regulatory reform, Standardization(PDF:129KB) PDFファイル
• 5_International collaboration(PDF:158KB) PDFファイル
• 6_Promotion of efforts at universities(PDF:128KB) PDFファイル
• 7_Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan(PDF:168KB) PDFファイル
• 8_Youth Working Group(PDF:220KB) PDFファイル

Materials

• Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050 (full text)PDF
• Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050 (PR material) (PDF:1,386KB)PDF

Press Releases

Division in Charge

Carbon Neutral Action Plan Promotion Office, Environmental Policy Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau