Provision for global warming in Japan

The other day, prime minister Abe made an address about education, pension, economy. And last he said "I proposed the new idea 'beautiful earth 50' in the summit. All countries agreed an d this plan was included in the report of the summit. Japan tries to exercise leadership in solving environmental problem." Abe published this plan, pointing at the summit in Germany next month. The goal of this plan is that people all over the world decrease 50 % CO2 by 2050, comparing to now. Abe wanted to appeal this contents to all over the world. This was the first time Japan set up long time environmental goal. But the problem of this plan is that we can't know what we should do to achieve this goal. Japan set up domestic policy yet to achieve it.

Japan don't set up clear long time goal yet. Developing countries will discharge more CO2, so developed countries will decrease more CO2. Besides Japan don't set up middle time goal. Also the way of decreaseing isn't clear. Many development of technique is difficult to use practically. It is difficult to soak up our goal "Decrease 1kg CO2 per person a day". And the Federation of Economic Organization says "It is difficult to decrease CO2, because many corporations already try to decrease CO2." To exercise leadership in solving environmental problem, Abe needs to persuade citizen and corporations. (Asahi 2007/7/22)