JAPAN OECD ECO-REVIEW SAYS MUST-DO-BETTER
December 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ENVIRONMENTAL review of Japanese public policy by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has said "more must be done to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and to achieve Japan's climate targets..." The OECD noted Japan was far from its Kyoto Protocol goals, recommending a "mandatory cap-and-trade scheme in combination with a carbon tax."
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AN ENVIRONMENTAL review of Japanese public policy by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has said "more must be done to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and to achieve Japan's climate targets..." The OECD noted Japan was far from its Kyoto Protocol goals, recommending a "mandatory cap-and-trade scheme in combination with a carbon tax."
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