Japan targets 60pc emissions cut by 2035
February 19, 2025 00:00:00
TOKYO, Feb 18 (AFP): Japan set fresh climate targets on Tuesday, pledging to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels.
Under the Paris Agreement, each country is supposed to provide a steeper headline figure to the UN for cutting heat-trapping emissions by 2035.Japan's environment ministry said Tuesday it aims to slash emissions 60 percent by the 2035 fiscal year, which starts in April.
Tokyo also aims to cut emissions by 73 percent by the 2040 fiscal year, as part of its new NDC.