Japan eyes cutting emissions by 60% by FY 2035 from FY 2013 levels

The Japanese government said Monday it is considering cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal 2035 compared with fiscal 2013 levels.The Environment Ministry and the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry proposed the new target, up 14 percentage points from the current goal, at a joint meeting, saying that a more aggressive cut is necessary to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.As a U.N. climate panel has requested each country to submit its new emissions reduction target for 2035 by February, the government plans to include a numerical target in a draft plan for global warmi…READ FULL ARTICLE