Speaking at the 13th International "Future of Asia" conference in Tokyo May 24, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a set of comprehensive strategies for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions.
In a speech titled "An Invitation to a Beautiful Planet," Abe called for halving global emissions by 2050. Toward that end, he urged development of innovative technologies and the construction of a low-carbon society based on such technologies. He proposed principles of a concrete framework for addressing global warming beyond 2013:
* All major emitters must participate and move beyond the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global emissions.
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