Fact Sheet on Climate Change

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Fact Sheet on Climate Change

• Special Address by Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuo
  Fukuda

Jan 26, 2008
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Cool Earth Promotion Programme
Future projection (BAU case)
lt Medium-term Strategy gt
lt Long term Strategy gt
Global CO2 emissions
Post Kyoto Framework -peak out global emission
within the next 10 to 20 years
Innovation -develop innovative technologies
-shift to low carbon society
Cool Earth 50 Cut the global emission by half
by 2050

• International Environment Cooperation
• accelerate improvement of
• global energy efficiency
• new financial mechanism
• (Cool Earth Partnership)

2050
20182028
Present
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Japan's Energy Conservation Efforts are Making
Steady Progress
The energy consumption in the industrial sector
has stayed on the same level while GDP has doubled
Trends in Energy Consumption in the Industrial
Sector and Real GDP
500
600
450
500
400
Real GDP
350
400
Total energy consumption
Real GDP (trillions of yen)
300
in the industrial sector
Total energy consumption (1 million kilo liters
of crude oil equivalent)
250
300
200
200
150
100
100
50
0
0
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
Source General Energy Statistics (Agency for
Natural Resources and Energy of the government of
Japan) System of National
Accounts (Cabinet Office of the government of
Japan)
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Japan is a Global Leader in Low Carbon Economies
CO2 Emissions per GDP (2005) kgCO2/US
(Calculated with standard exchange rates for
2000)
Kyoto Parties (including Australia)
Developing Countries
Developed Countries
Non Kyoto Party
?Share of CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion
(2005)?
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Source CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion
1971-2005 (2007) (IEA)
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Innovative Technology Development
Japan will formulate Cool Earth - Innovative
Energy Technology Program in March -increase
and focus RDD investment, and lead
international cooperation
ltExamples gt
Near zero-emissions coal-fired power generation
High-efficiency and low-cost solar power
generation

• Power generation efficiency
• 43 ? around over 60cut CO2 by 30
• CCS(CO2 capture and storage) technology
• ?
• Near zero-emission

• Power generation efficiency
• 15-20 ? over 40
• Cost
• 46 yen/kWh ? 7 yen/kWh

?

• High-efficiency and low-cost solar cells with new
  compounds/structures.
• Thin-film silicon technology for flexible solar
  cells

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Separation and capture
Pipeline transportation
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Coal-fired power generation
Injection
?
CO2 storage
(Thin-film silicon solar cells)
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Development of Innovative Technologies to achieve
the Long-term Goal

• Investment in energy-related RD has been
  stagnating after steep reduction since 1980
• Japan leads Public Investment in Research and
  Development in the Energy Sector

Global Trend in Public Investment in Research
and Development in the Energy Sector
Trend in Public Investment in Research and
Development in the Energy Sector by Country
(2005)
(Unit US1 million)
Increase required
Steep reduction
(Unit US1 million)
129.9
UK
Italy
320.5
Japan leads the world
513.2
Germany
France
523.4
3017.8
US
3905.3
Japan
1250
EU
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
Source IEA
Source IEA European Commission.
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Building a Low Carbon Society
Technological Innovation
Lifestyle Innovation
Infrastructure Innovation
CO2
3
1, 2
CO2
4
4
5
2
6
1
10
3
8
7
9
1
5
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Green consumer based on GHG data from ubiquitous
visualization
Low Carbon Home
Low Carbon Urban Area
1) Walkable /Cyclable city 2) Smart Comuting /
Home Office 3) Advanced public
transportation system 4) Wind passage 5) Exhaust
heat pipe
1) Photovoltaic 2) Solar water heater 3) Rooftop
gardening 4) Light shielding 5) High
insulation 6) Efficient lighting
7) Eco-use navigation system 8) Efficient heat
pump 9) Radiant heat system 10) Fuel cell 11)
200-year durable housing
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