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I-1. Overall Status

CO2 Emitted from Energy Utilization in Japan

The COP3 (the 3rd Conference of Parties of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) held in December 1997 agreed reduction targets of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions assigned to each developed country and issued the agreement as the "Kyoto Protocol." Japan is responsible for reducing the average value of its total GHG in 2008 to 2012 by 6% in comparison with that in the 1990s. (US=-7%, EU=-8%)
Approximately 90% of Japan's GHG is energy-originated CO2.

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 (-0.6%), measures for carbon dioxide absorption by forests (-3.8%), and utilization of the Kyoto Mechanism (-1.6%).

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

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: Compiled by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy based on Handbook of Energy & Economic Statistics in Japan data (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 FY2003), indicated in the ratio when the Japanese figure is set at 1.

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

Transition of the Energy Consumption Rate in the Industrial Sector

Raw material industries, including iron & steel, chemicals, ceramics and cement, and paper & pulp, were major energy consumers (approximately 70%) in the industrial sector in FY 2004.
The consumption rate of overall raw material industries decreased between 1973 and 2004, but the consumption rate of chemicals increased during the same period(26.8%→33.4%).

Source: Compiled by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy based on the Handbook of Energy & Economic Statistics in Japan

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