Latest Policy News

Ordinary session of diet convenes, “Support energy efficiency, hydrogen and ammonia” says Prime Minister

The ordinary session of the diet convened on January 23rd. The session will continue for 150 days until June 21st, and discuss issues including “Bill on the Promotion of a Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized Growth-Oriented Economic Structure” (provisional name), READ MORE

Energy efficiency and conservation subcommittee completes detailed plan of “Act on the Rational Use of Energy” and determines target values toward enforcement in April

On February 15th, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy (an advisory committee of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry) summarized a detailed plan toward enforcement of the Revised Act on the Rational Use of Energy. READ MORE

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry accelerates the study for establishing the “Carbon Credit Market”

The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy aiming in the Revised Energy Conservation Act for non-fossil ratio of the electricity for electric furnaces to be 59% in FY2030

Electric power procurement rules for national government and independent administrative agencies; Renewable energy ratio to 35% or higher

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Ministry of Environment reviews emission coefficient of fuels: Decrease for thermal coal and increase for LNG

IEA released first report on heat pumps indicates significant for energy security/ Reduced gas consumption and climate change measures

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The government adds utilization of hydrogen and ammonia to the J-credit and the new rules applied

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The government enforced Revised Electricity Business Act on Mar. 20, 2023; Small-scale renewable energy also subject to laws and regulations

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The government enacted the revised Building Energy Conservation Act

On June 13th,  the revised Building Energy Conservation Act was approved at the plenary session of the House of Councilors. READ MORE