CO2 Tax
Japan
Japan introduced the CO2 Tax in 2010....
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2010
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New Growth Strategy: Blueprint for Revitalizing Japan
Japan
This strategy states that "green innovation" indicates innovation in the fields of environment and energy....
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2010
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Tax mechanisms to conserve privately-owned green areas: Yokohama Greenery Plan
Japan
The City of Yokohama is a large city with 3.7 million inhabitants. Its mountain forests and farmland has decreased year by year due to urban development. To preserve precious green...
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2009
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Policy Committee on Innovation and Intellectual Property
Japan
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) established the Policy Committee on Innovation and Intellectual Property (PCIIP) in December 2007 to discuss desirable Intellectual Property- policie...
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2007
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Japan Paper Association's Voluntary Action Plan
Japan
In 1997, the Japan Paper Association (JPA), an organization representing Japan's leading pulp and paper manufacturing companies and covering 88 percent of paper and paperboard prod...
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2007
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Fuel efficiency standard
Japan
In 1999 the Japanese government adopted fuel efficiency standards based on the Top Runner Program pursuant to the Act concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Act...
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1999
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Top Runner Program
Japan
In 1998, Japan's government initiated its Top Runner program which established energy efficiency standards for 21 products. As a result of the program, rates of energy efficiency r...
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1998
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New Sunshine Program
Japan
New Sunshine Program aims to develop the innovative technologies that could support the sustainable economical growth while solving energy and environmental issues....
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1992
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Groundwater conservation: mineral water from the tap
Japan
In cooperation with neighboring municipalities, Kumamoto City has maintained groundwater recharge levels and protected watershed forests. By protecting the natural systems and cons...
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1976
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Input on the possibility of convening a high-level event on sustainable development