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Japanese company culture is typically more focused on the supply side, or technology gimmicks, or technology solutions. The majority is very much against introducing so called cap-and-trade or carbon tax.

Monday 25th August, 06:56 AM JST

Iida Tetsunari, director of the Tokyo-based Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies, on why many Japanese companies oppose government measures to limit emissions. (National Public Radio)

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  • yabits at 07:16 PM JST - 25th August

    I really don't understand why one side (technology) has to preclude the other side (cap and trade). As a company achieves success in reducing carbon emmissions through technology, it is able to reap the rewards by selling its carbon credits to those companies who need them.

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