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Japan PM Kishida pledges $10 bil. to aide Asia's zero emission path
2021-11-02 00:00:00.0     每日新闻-世界     原网页

       

       Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 2021. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

       EDINBURGH, Scotland (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged at a U.N. climate summit on Tuesday up to $10 billion in funds over five years to assist Asia along the path to zero carbon emissions, using his world stage debut to show his leadership in curbing global warming.

       "Japan will press onward to undertake efforts toward net zero emissions in Asia, the engine of global economic growth," Kishida said in an address on the second day of the leaders' session of U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.

       Kishida unveiled the aid, which came on top of $60 billion in climate finance Japan has committed, as he marked his first overseas trip since becoming prime minister on Oct. 4.

       Tokyo's action is expected to bring developed countries closer to delivering on their promise to mobilize $100 billion per year in climate finance.

       The two-week U.N. climate conference, known as COP26, began on Sunday to advance actions to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.

       More than 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, have gathered to provide political momentum to the negotiations and unveil fresh commitments to tackle the crisis.

       Meeting on the sidelines of the summit, Kishida had his first face-to-face conversation with Biden and agreed to strengthen the bilateral alliance and closely cooperate in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of China's assertive territorial claims and military buildup.

       Kishida arrived in Glasgow on Tuesday, two days after his ruling coalition won a comfortable majority in the House of Representatives in the general election.

       In the address, the new Japanese leader reaffirmed Tokyo's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46 percent by fiscal 2030 compared with fiscal 2013 levels.

       Japan will "continue strenuous efforts in its challenge to meet the lofty goal of cutting its emissions by 50 percent," said Kishida, a former foreign minister.

       Having come up with the more ambitious emissions cut target in the run-up to COP26, environmental experts have said Japan's standing on climate issues, which has often been poorly rated, have largely improved.

       But critics have been disturbed by what they view as Japan's insufficient efforts to phase out coal domestically. Japan, a resource-poor country, is the fifth-largest carbon dioxide emitter after China, the United States, India and Russia.

       Kishida emphasized that Japan will play its part not just by cutting its own emissions but by beefing up climate finance to support developing countries in their fight against the crisis.

       Developing countries are often the most vulnerable to climate change impacts such as droughts and rising sea levels despite historically contributing the least global warming-causing emissions.

       Kishida also said Japan will pursue a $100 million project to develop hydrogen or ammonia-fired power generation, which are known as non-carbon emitting, and explore various technologies to realize carbon neutral cars.

       Besides Biden, Kishida plans to hold bilateral talks with leaders including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the margins of the climate summit.

       Tokyo views London and Hanoi as key partners in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

       Because of Sunday's general election in Japan, Kishida virtually attended the Group of 20 summit that was held in Rome, just ahead of COP26.

       But he seems to have decided that he should not miss out on both G-20 and COP26, where a flurry of diplomatic activities takes place.

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