Japan can meet its international pledge to fight global warming by forcing its industries to cut energy consumption, a nongovernmental organization proposed at a symposium in Tokyo on Sunday.
Under the proposal, presented by the Kyoto-based Kiko Network (climate network), the bulk of the reductions would be realized if industries shifted to sustainable energy and improved energy efficiency.
The 61-page proposal outlines 10 measures, including a clean energy promotion law, a coal tax, carbon tax and obligatory reduction commitments, that would reduce energy-generated carbon dioxide emissions to 978 million tons, or 266.7 tons of carbon.
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