Japanese PM Suga's net zero emissions pledge welcomed by UN chief

27/10/2020 12:58

        UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Japan to net zero by 2050.
        
        During a 10-minute telephone conversation between the pair, Suga informed Guterres that Japan will join the Climate Ambition Alliance, a consortium of countries, cities, companies and official bodies committed to achieving carbon neutral targets, the Foreign Ministry here said.
        
        Suga's talks with Guterres followed his first policy speech in parliament a day earlier since taking office last month, during which he said that Japan would now aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, compared to the previous administration's plans of reducing emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
        He said that proactive measures and a change of mindset would be necessary to achieve the goal.