Japan PM Suga sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality

Tokyo (AFP) Oct 26, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country's climate change commitments. Delivering his first policy address since taking office, Suga placed the environment front and centre as Japan plays catch-up with climate pledges made by other major economies. "We will brin