Japanese Prime Minister Pledges to Cut Country's Emissions 80 Percent by 2050

摘要

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Nov. 6 pledged that Japan will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, setting out a long-term goal for the country.rnThe statement comes about six weeks after Hatoyama set a medium-term goal, telling the United Nations General Assembly in September that Japan would cut emissions 25 percent by 2020 (32 INER 847, 9/16/09).