[Provisional Translation]

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 34th meeting of the Global Warming Prevention Headquarters at the Prime Minister's Office.

At the meeting, the draft of the global warming prevention measures plan, the draft framework of the Government Action Plan to determine measures to be implemented by the Government in relation to relevant administration and projects, such as for the control of greenhouse gas emissions, and the strengthening of the system for the advancement of the national movement for global warming prevention, were discussed.

Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,

“Based on the Paris Agreement, we have formulated a global warming prevention measures plan, paving the way to achieve our goal to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions 26% by 2030.

Within a fair and effective international framework, in which all major countries participate, we will lead international society so that each major country reduces its emissions in accordance with its ability, and we have indicated our direction of aiming to achieve the long-term goal of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050, while both implementing global warming prevention measures and sustaining economic growth.  

Following the three principles of “promoting innovation,” “raising our international competitiveness,” and “broadly seeking the wisdom of our citizens,” Japan aims to achieve a considerable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and will lead the global reduction in such emissions.

I would like to request the relevant Ministers to undertake the following. First, to promptly formulate the Energy and Environment Innovation Strategy . Second, to advance the national movement focused on the Cool Choice Promotion Team  headed by the Minister of the Environment, and expand the use of products and services with a low carbon footprint. And, third, to specify the details of our Government Action Plan, in particular accelerating the introduction of LEDs (light-emitting diodes).

Global warming prevention measures are a top priority for the Cabinet. We will exert our best efforts to address them.”