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I. Situations Surrounding Energy Consumption in Japan

I-1. Overall Status
Picture Toward Achieving the 6% Reduction Target of the Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol's 6% reduction target for CO² will be achieved by suitably combining the emissions reduction measures for GHG (-0.5%), measures for carbon dioxide absorption by forests (-3.9%), and utilization of the Kyoto Mechanism (-1.6%).

Changes in achievement with respect to the base year level by sector

	FY 2003	FY2010 (with currently-applied measures only)	FY2010 (with additionally-applied measures)
Industrial sector	+0.3%	▲5.6%	▲8.6%
Commercial/residential sector	+33.9%	+22.1%	+10.7%
Transportation sector	+19.8%	+19.3%	+15.1%

I. Situations Surrounding Energy Consumption in Japan

I-1. Overall Status
Basic Concept of the Plan to Achieve the Kyoto Protocol Target

Transition of Energy Consumption in the Industrial Sector

The energy consumption in the industrial sector has been generally steady since the oil crisis.
The energy consumption intensity per Index of Industrial Production for the manufacturing industry fell sharply through to the 1980s, but has tended to increase since the 1990s.
Japan's energy consumption intensity per GDP in the industrial sector is lower than those of other major countries.

Source: Energy Balance Tables in Japan, Yearbook of Indices of Industrial Production
Note 1) The Index of Industrial Production is weighted with value added structure (2000 standard).
(Note 2) The Index of Industrial Production is affected by sales values. When a sales price drops, the index may go below the index of production volume.

Source: Compiled by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy based on Handbook of Energy & Economic Statistics in Japan data
(Note) Final energy consumption (tons in oil equivalent)/real GDP (1995 value in US$) (both are actual figures for FY2002), indicated in the ratio when the Japanese figure is set at 1.

I-2. Transition of Energy Consumption in the Industrial Sector

Energy Consumption Trend under Nippon Keidanren's Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment

Nippon Keidanren has drawn up a voluntary environmental action plan with the common goal of "reducing CO² emissions from the industrial and energy conversion sectors to at least the FY1990 level by FY2010."
Implementation of the plan has reduced CO² emissions against the FY1990 level and energy consumption has leveled off.

CO2 emissions and energy consumption

Source: Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) data

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