Japan's FY 2020 greenhouse gas emissions hit fresh record low

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions hit a fresh low in fiscal 2020 for the third straight year due to reduced economic activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of renewable energy use, the government said Friday.National emissions in fiscal 2020 totaled 1.15 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, down 5.1 percent from fiscal 2019 for the seventh straight yearly decline and the lowest figure since comparable data became available in fiscal 1990, the Environment Ministry said.The ministry cited lower energy consumption caused by reduced production by manufacturers and a decrease…READ FULL ARTICLE