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Ministry of Environment to hold online environmental exhibition Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 Net-zero 10th March 2021
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Tokyo, Mar. 3, 2021 (Antara/Kyodo JBN, AsiaNet) - On March 3 - 23, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment will hold Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 net-zero, an online exhibition sharing Japan s environmental technological strengths and initiatives with people in Japan and around the world.
Access the URL below to attend the Virtual Japan Pavilion.
In October 2020, Prime Minister SUGA Yoshihide declared that Japan will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, namely, to realize a carbon-neutral, decarbonized society. To achieve such a society, technological innovation is required in every aspect. The exhibits at this pavilion explain some of the current technologies and initiatives of the companies that are striving to produce the innovations that will decarbonize Japan.