The Innovation for Green Economy and Society (tentative translation) Minister of the Environment, Dr. Tetsuo Saito April 20, 2009
Delay in measures for climate change will cause the serious environmental crisis which will bring the collapse of our social activity and the enormous expense for adaptation + Biggest and worldwide economic crisis since the war Environmental investment all over the world (Green New Deal) Become a forerunner of overcoming the environmental crisis Japan s World- Class Environmental Resources World-leading environmental technologies Beautiful seasonal changes of natural scenery The spirit of mottainai Create present and future demand and jobs The investment to keep Japan s advantage and continue to be the environmental superpower for the future Integrated improvement of environment and economy Integrated realization of a low carbon society, a sound material cycle society, and a society in harmony with nature Participate every actor Basic idea Best mix of policy Measures for Asia and whole world 1
Innovation toward green local community Innovation toward green investment Innovation toward green social capital Point of the innovation for green economy and society Contribution for green Asia Innovation toward green consumption Innovation toward green technology Use local wood for building materials World-leading industry introduced high efficient facilities and management systems Full utilize local resources and talents The goal of this innovation In 2020 Environmental market will increase from 70 to 120 trillion yen and environmental jobs will increase from 1.4 to 2.8 million by 2020 in Japan Promote energy-saving home appliance, nextgeneration vehicles and energy-efficient houses Realize compact city and beautiful land Secure resource and energy by promoting 3R and renewable energy Recover rare metal 2
Innovation toward green social capital Eco- reform across the nation starting with public facilities such as schools Install photovoltaic systems in schools and public facilities around Japan and use them for environmental education. Realization of a Kasumigaseki Low carbon Society then expand it to other national buildings (ex. Increasing the use of wood, Promoting renewable power generation. etc.) Promote eco reform in local government s facilities. Create the demand through green public works. Eco-reform in cities and transportation Develop eco and human friendly compact cities Produce cool cities Utilize unused resources and energy Develop eco friendly transportation infrastructure Maintenance sidewalk and bicycle roads Promote wireless LRV(Light Rail Vehicles) Strengthen function of Super hub Port Energy saving transportation system using GPS Photovoltaic power generation installed in the school Clean up our land Untying illegal dumping Treat past illegally dumped waste Strengthen watching and patrolling Untying marine litter Measures against PCB and Asbestos LED lighting Collect marine litter Treatment of waste electric machinery containing small amounts of PCB Promoting the detoxification of Asbestos Maintenance and preserve forest to mitigate climate change Forest maintenance such as thinning Proper management of preservation of reserved forest Use local wood for housing Promote the use of wood biomass Produce good urban environment exploit water green and wind Maintenance sidewalk and bicycle road Save beautiful nature and waterside Maintenance of national park Secure beautiful waterside Regenerate and preserve water friendly riverside Maintenance the Moat of Imperial Palace Promote wastewater treatment system such as septic systems The Moat of Imperial Palace Measures to adopt abnormal climate caused by climate change 3
Innovation toward green local communities Measures by local government Financial support by the establishment of local Green New Deal Funds Develop Eco friendly transportation system by introducing the community bicycle program etc. Prevent pollution such as water and air pollution Activate local power Measures by local communities Preserve and utilize nature resources Preserve Satoyama Divide the living area for wild animals and human Develop active local communities using various human resources Establish local consortiums to train and utilize Eco specialist Support environmental NPO and environmental actions by private company Support for utilizing local environmental activities CO2 emissions from companies and local governments District heating and cooling system Develop healthy forest and active farm, mountain, and fishing village Maintenance and preserve forest with using urban power Utilize Carbon Offset Offsets Capital J VER Velib in Paris Reduce & absorb CO2 emissions utilizing wood biomass and forest maintenance New challenge utilizing dormant faculties of agriculture and farm village Growing sunflower by students of Nakashibetsu Agricultural high school Growing rape blossoms by students of Nishi-yodogawa high school; Preserving Satoyama Establishing sound material-cycle society Activate sound material cycle communities Recycle of rare metal Promote reduce and reuse Circulatory utilization of biomass Promote circulatory use of water Promote circulatory use of nitrogen and phosphorous4
Innovation toward green consumption Support the creation of the green demand from household Promote purchasing energy-saving home appliances simultaneously Dramatically popularize energy saving home appliances Promote energy saving home appliances using the Eco point Promote energy-saving houses and buildings Support the thermal insulation Make LCA guideline for remodeling buildings Promote 200 year housing Promote fuel cell and heat pomp Promote green purchasing and contract Secure reliability of products labeling by the test of products Secure proper products labeling by guideline for environmental labeling Promote next-generation vehicles etc. Promote next generation vehicles by subsidies, tax incentive, etc. Apartments introduced the heat pumps Double-glazed window Introduce proper regulation of biofuel Find problems and examine standard through practicing models Nanbu Clean Center (Kyoto city) Model projects in Miyake island Stipulating measures to curb GHG emissions relating to the work of the government Promote national measures and support local measures 5
Innovation toward Green Investment Foster leading edge environmental industries responsive to the green demand Create systems encouraging green economic activities Examine the domestic emission trading system steady operation of trial practice (including JVETS) Utilize the domestic CDM scheme Greening the tax system Promote carbon offset and carbon foot print Promote environmentally sound management Promote green IT Promote ISO140001, Eco action 21, and other environmental management system Promote environmental communications such as environmental reports Make the guideline for private companies to forward the preservation of biodiversity Foster sound material cycle industry Improve system and technology for recycling Resolve the miss match of recycling market Promote recycling of rare metal Improve reliability and transparency of sound material cycle business Foster the low carbon waste treatment Introduce high efficient waste to power generation Finance fostering green investment Establish an interest free environmental finance system Expand the investment in environmentally sound businesses Promote proper public information Promote green investment by public pensions Promote NPO bank, community fund, and fund for environmental projects Develop the scheme to evaluate company s environmental consideration Kankyo ryoku Green IT using advanced telecommunication with leading edge environmental technology Achieve an international consensus and standardization of technology and evaluation for GHG reduction using telecommunication Environment oriented country by ubiquitous Greening energy structure Aim for the superpower of renewable energy introduce ambitious goal about the introduction of renewable energy Introduce Feed in tariff Massive introduction of renewable energy such as solar power, wind power, biomass, and small hydraulic power Demonstrate the smart grid Wind turbine using civil investment small hydraulic power plant Measures utilizing local resources Wooden pellet utilizing waste and thinned wood Promote small hydraulic power Utilize waste heat of hot spring Safe and secure nuclear power plant Increase the equipment utilization rate Steady construction of new generation Nuclear power generation Establish nuclear fuel cycle and early realization of the fast breeder reactor Waste- to-power generation 6
Innovation toward green technology Strengthen leading edge environmental technologies Basic research for improve and develop both environment and economy Promote the research on environment and economy for policy development Make middle and long term roadmap for building a Low carbon society Greenhouse gases observing satellite Ibuki Technology development considering practical use within 10 to 20 years Technology for renewable energy such as PV, solar heat, biofuel, wind power, small hydraulic power, geothermal Energy efficient technology such as LED lighting, nonfluorocarbon and high performance insulation, and energysaving refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners using low GWP(Global Warming Potential) refrigerant Research about the adaptation of climate change Research about the impact on local water environment by climate change Research and development about adaptation Predict and evaluate the impact of climate change focused on food, water, ecosystem, disaster prevention, and so on Technology development considering dramatic GHG reduction in 2050 Develop high efficient and low cost solar batteries Develop low cost and easy to use electric car Research about CCS and Methane hydrate Develop distributed energy system, and hydrogen production from non fossil fuel Utilize nuclear fusion and space light energy Promote and utilize environmental technology Promote leading edge technology and utilize existent technology Aggressive participation on international standard Modify and promote technology to developing countries Announce the result of Ibuki s observation internationally Advance research of environmental technology Electric Bus Promote monitoring, administration, and information gathering and offering Expand the area and target of monitoring and environmental administration Preparation for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) 7
Contribution for Green Asia Develop strategic, systematic, and local based environmental cooperation Promote co benefit approach Found Asian sound material cycle society Prosperous societies constructed together with a sustainable developing Asia Establish environmental morel city in Asia Promote measures based on Clean Asia Initiative Integrated introduction of talents, technology, and system Make Asian standard of environmental technology Promote international cooperate research Partnership and cooperation with various subjects such as universities in Asian countries Establish platform for information sharing with various subjects Promote long term utilization of talent and technology International cooperation through Asia 3R promotion forum Support the practice and improvement of waste treatment and 3R in Asian countries Found society in harmony with nature in Asia Popularize SATOYAMA initiative Support for making national biodiversity strategies in Asian countries Make and practice the strategy for international coral reef network Promote the measures against illegal cutting, forest fire and reforestation Choose some cities and islands as environmental model city or island, and support their activities Promote Japan s advanced environmental technology to Asian and Pacific countries Support for building environmentally sound water cycle society Promote Good water governance Cooperation with international institutions such as Network of Asian River Basin Organization Promote septic system and human waste treatment facilities Polluted Asian river Indonesian cement factory equipped with destruction equipment for fluorocarbon with Japan s support Decentralized sanitary sewage system Measures against trans boundary air pollution Investigate air pollution in East Asia and support the measures against the pollution Support the measures against yellow sands such as reforestation 8