Japan's prime minister says his country aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80 percent by the year 2050.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda also said that Japan will contribute 1.2 billion dollars to an international greenhouse gas reduction fund. Japan is the world's fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Fukuda also announced that his country would establish a G8 environment ministers call for long-term CO2 cuts ...
Four prisoners executed in Japan ... trial system for carbon trading this autumn. He said Japan was already a leader in the worldwide effort to reduce greenhouse gases, and that he was willing to take difficult measures to set an example for others. The prime minister made the announcement ahead of a G8 summit in Japan next month.
(Deutsche Welle)
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