The House of Councilors on Friday approved statutes designed to put Japan on the path to meet its legally binding international obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, also given the legislative stamp of approval the same day.
Under the revised global warming prevention law, Japan aims to trim greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 6 percent of 1990 levels over the period from 2008 to 2012.
The legislation calls for action in three stages.
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