Business groups split over new emissions target

Thursday 11th June, 06:48 AM JST

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some14some at 07:30 AM JST - 11th June

J-Business groups seem relaxed. They should worry more about economy than emissions.
Clauberg11 at 08:43 AM JST - 11th June

"For the first time in 2 years I am speechless" that's the comment by Yvo de Boer, leader of UN climate secretariat. The japanese target of 15% based on the 2005 year and not on 1990 as other countries do, was very strong criticized by the UN as: "too little too late". A 15% target based on the higher CO2 emission year 2005 means actually just a 8% target for 1990. Shame on you (again) Japan!!!
kyourin at 08:55 AM JST - 11th June

^ both are major issues and needed to be addressed simultaneously.

Reducing emissions in Japan, while increasing it in their overseas counterparts is surely not a good idea. This program asks the business' to do sacrificial measures on their side which is not feasible due to the economic situation they are facing. In the end we're all in a total loss ..

we really need a miracle
sfg2001 at 09:36 AM JST - 11th June

The industry is not the problem. The problem are households and the commercial sector. And there are enough miracles. 1600/1700 C gas turbine getting ready, change coal fired plants to high efficiency IGCC plants, increase usage of micro hydropower, and if Tokyo Steel succeeds in producing high quality steel from electric furnance than you ve got even more possibilies. Japan is in general not the right country for wind power, but prices for solar is coming down.
scoobydoo at 01:54 PM JST - 11th June

I wonder if governments and money hungry CEOs understand the seriousness of global warming. They keep telling us that cutting green house gasses are too costly and have a thousand reasons to avoid doing so worldwide but neglect that the result of not doing so will be global disaster on a level that man may not have experienced yet. This is not alarmism, this is scientific fact. There are so many viable fuel sources and they could even be the start of new industries for a clever nation.
Molenir at 03:44 PM JST - 11th June

Whats amusing is when you realize, that according to the eco-nuts own models, reducing 'greenhouse' gasses according to completely unreasonable and economically disastrous Kyoto protocol, would have no, or nearly no effect on the climate. Of course that little fact is swept under the rug by them, but hey, as long as we feel good about blowing our money, and destroying the economy, everythings good right.