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Sep 23, 2024 | 
iflr.com | Kana Itabashi |Fumi Yamazaki |Fei Zhou
Carbon credit trading takes off in Japan The Japanese government has announced an ambitious roadmap to introduce mandatory emissions trading Unlock this content. The content you are trying to view is exclusive to our subscribers. Take a Free Trial or Login Topics Partner Baker McKenzie Associate Baker McKenzie Associate Baker McKenzie
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson |Elisabet Cots |Kana Itabashi |Federico Ruanova-Guinea
The 2024 edition of Baker McKenzie’s International Guide to Contaminated Land offers an overview of national laws and regulations in over 30 countries governing the discovery, management and clean-up of environmental impacts at industrial sites.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
bakermckenzie.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson |Elisabet Cots |Kana Itabashi
The 2024 edition of Baker McKenzie's International Guide to Contaminated Land offers an overview of national laws and regulations in over 30 countries governing the discovery, management and clean-up of environmental impacts at industrial sites.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
lexology.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson |Elisabet Cots |Kana Itabashi
The 2024 edition of Baker McKenzie's International Guide to Contaminated Land offers an overview of national laws and regulations in over 30 countries governing the discovery, management and clean-up of environmental impacts at industrial sites.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Kana Itabashi |Jon Ornolfsson |Kosuke Suzuki
In brief The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)’s CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) Long-term Roadmap Working Committee published its Final Report on the implementation of CCS in Japan in March 2023.1 This followed on the heels of the Japanese Cabinet’s approval of the “Basic Strategy for the Realization of GX” a month earlier, which stated that legislation and a regulatory framework for CCS should be developed as soon as possible.2 METI began its deliberations in September 2023,...
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Kana Itabashi |Jon Ornolfsson |Kosuke Suzuki
In brief The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)'s CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) Long-term Roadmap Working Committee published its Final Report on the implementation of CCS in Japan in March 2023.1 This followed on the heels of the Japanese Cabinet's approval of the "Basic Strategy for the Realization of GX" a month earlier, which stated that legislation and a regulatory framework for CCS should be developed as soon as possible.2 METI began its deliberations in September 2023,...
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Kana Itabashi |Jon Ornolfsson |Kosuke Suzuki
Author Jon R. Ornolfsson Browsing Jon Ornolfsson is a partner in the Finance & Projects Group of the Firm's Tokyo office. He advises market-leading multinational and Asia-based clients on energy and infrastructure projects around the world. Based in Asia since 2007, Jon has advised on many of the highest-profile energy transactions across the Asia Pacific region in recent years.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Kana Itabashi |Ayumu Shinozaki |Fei Zhou
In briefThe Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) launched Japan’s first exchange-based carbon credit market (“Market“) on 11 October 2023. Registered participants in the Market now have a more efficient platform for carbon credit trading in Japan and improved carbon pricing transparency.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Kana Itabashi |Norman S. Bissett |Hideo Ohta
In briefIn line with decarbonization trends, Indonesia has set a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 31.89% by 2030 (43.2% with international support). It has also stated that it will achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 while remaining highly dependent on natural resources — especially fossil fuels, such as oil and natural gas. Under these circumstances, Indonesia has recently launched and is attempting to introduce various policies to decarbonize its economy.
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May 23, 2023 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Kana Itabashi |Kosuke Suzuki |Riri Sasaki
In briefOn 12 May 2023, the “Act on Promotion of a Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized Growth-Oriented Economic Structure” (hereinafter referred to as the “GX Promotion Act“) was passed and enacted by an ordinary session of the Diet. The Act will take effect within three months from the date of its promulgation (Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions). The full text of the GX Promotion Act bill can be found here (Japanese only).
