FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft and Measures
The November 2024 documents titled “Regarding the FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft” and “FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft Measures” present policies in three chapters, including regional...
Carbon Neutral
43G7 Sapporo Climate, Energy and Environment Ministerial Meeting
The G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting is held in connection with the G7 Summit and serves as a ministerial meeting that lays the foundation for discussions among the leaders. Held...
MLIT Revises Civil Works Decarbonization Action Plan
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revised its Decarbonization Action Plan, released in April 2025, based on the latest implementation status and newly added a steel...
Green Steel Trials in MLIT Civil Engineering Projects
The steel industry accounts for the largest share, approximately 35%, of CO₂ emissions from Japan’s manufacturing sector, making GX especially necessary. In coordination with the Ministry of Economy,...
MLIT Trials Green Steel in Public Works
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will pilot the use of green steel, steel produced with reduced CO₂ emissions, in commissioned civil engineering works. It will examine the...
Japan Sets International Standards Strategy for Food and Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries formulated the International Standards Strategy for Food, Forestry and Fisheries in July 2026 (Reiwa 8), following discussions by an expert review...
Subcommittee Held on Implementing Automated Logistics Roads
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is considering the development of automated logistics roads to address the logistics crisis and achieve carbon neutrality. The concept...
5th AZEC International Meeting on Carbon Market Development
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment held the 5th AZEC–DCM International Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, with participation from relevant ministries, agencies,...
Overview of the 2026 White Paper on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Chapter 9MLIT White Paper 2026: Decarbonization and Environmental Protection
The MLIT White Paper 2026 systematically organizes mitigation and adaptation to climate change, decarbonization, a circular economy, biodiversity, the water cycle, marine and livingenvironment...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 5Comprehensive Climate Action and Adaptation
Japan is comprehensively advancing greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the strengthening of scientific knowledge, the realization of a decarbonized society and GX, transitions in regions and...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 10Comprehensive Environmental Action and the Shift to Sustainability
Centered on the Sixth Basic Environment Plan, this article broadly organizes the Japanese government’s environmental policies, covering conservation, Regional Circular and Ecological Spheres, the...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 11FY2026 Global Environmental Measures: Decarbonization and Adaptation
In FY2026, Japan will advance measures across a wide range of fields, including energy conservation, decarbonized power sources, regional decarbonization, GX, housing and buildings, industry,...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 13Advancing the Transition to a Circular Economy
This policy framework links the circular economy with resource security, industrial competitiveness, economic security, decarbonization, coexistence with nature, and regional revitalization, while...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 16Government's Comprehensive Environmental Measures in the 2026 White Paper
Chapter 6, Section 1 presents a progress review of the Sixth Basic Environment Plan and a compilation of environmental conservation expenditures. The following sections address a green economic...
Reviewing Rice Price Surge and Rebuilding Supply Policies | Chapter 5The Midori Strategy for a Sustainable Food System
Against the backdrop of climate change and unstable procurement of production materials, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is pursuing both productivity and sustainability in...
European Clean Transport Corridor Initiative Launches with 9 EU Member Countries
On September 16, the European Commission presented the "European Clean Transport Corridor Initiative" to accelerate charging infrastructure development for heavyduty vehicles on the TransEuropean...
Toyota to Start BEV Production at Existing Czech Plant, Accelerating Decarbonization
Toyota Motor Corporation announced plans to commence Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) production at its existing manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic, marking a significant acceleration of the...
France Implements Eco-Score Labeling for Clothing from October 1
Implementation of EcoScore Labeling System France has published enforcement decrees and ministerial orders for clothing ecoscore labeling on September 9, with the "environmental cost" ecoscore system...
Germany Leads New Wind Power Installations in Europe
European Wind Power Installation Status in First Half of 2025... European Wind Power Installation Status in First Half of 2025...
Sustainable Fuels Ministerial Meeting and Hydrogen Ministerial Meeting (7th) Held
【Tokyo GX Week and Osaka Expo Collaborative Meeting】... 【Tokyo GX Week and Osaka Expo Collaborative Meeting】...