ハイレベル・テーマ別討論「気候アクションの実現に関するハイレベル会合－人々のため、地球のため、繁栄のために」における中野公使ステートメント
令和3年10月26日
Mr. President,
I thank you for organizing today’s high-level meeting at the General Assembly. Let me also thank all speakers and stakeholders for providing valuable inputs from different perspectives.
Climate change, as the concept note described, is indeed “a crosscutting, multidimensional threat multiplier”. Clearly, climate change poses a threat to people’s survival, livelihoods and dignity in multiple ways around the globe. All individuals, in particular the vulnerable, need to be protected from the multiplier risks, while having an equal opportunity to enjoy all their rights and fully develop their human potential. Needless to say, this opportunity cannot only be for us but must also exist for the young and for future generations.
Mr. President,
Japan attaches great importance to the issue of climate change and has achieved a paradigm shift toward realizing a green society. I would like to highlight three ways in which Japan is contributing to addressing this issue. Obviously, global decarbonization cannot be achieved by the efforts of one country alone. We should create a surge of climate change measures globally, with ambitious targets presented, and implemented, by countries, particularly those which are responsible for the most global emissions, thereby engaging the whole world.
First, in alignment with the long-term goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Japan announced its aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46 percent in fiscal year 2030 from its fiscal year 2013 levels. Moreover, Japan will continue strenuous efforts to meet the challenge of cutting emissions by as much as 50 percent. Today I am delighted to inform that Japan submitted its NDC last Friday 22 October.
Second, Japan remains steadfast in upholding the idea that our response to climate change is no longer a constraint on the economy. In order to create a virtuous cycle for the economy and the environment and to realize green growth, Japan will work to maximize the utilization of decarbonized power sources such as renewable energy, including the use of incentives to mobilize investment by private companies.
Third, Japan remains an active partner for supporting developing countries that genuinely need assistance to build back better from COVID-19 and for a transition to decarbonization. Japan has announced that it will provide climate finance, both public and private, totaling approximately USD 60 billion from 2021 to 2025, and that it will further enhance its assistance for adaptation. By maximizing the use of Japan’s leading technologies in such areas as energy efficiency, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage, Japan will continue supporting the global transition to a decarbonized society.
To conclude, Japan believes the UN General Assembly has a critical role in forging political momentum to combat climate change. Without any reservation, Japan will be an active partner in this endeavor.
I thank you.
I thank you for organizing today’s high-level meeting at the General Assembly. Let me also thank all speakers and stakeholders for providing valuable inputs from different perspectives.
Climate change, as the concept note described, is indeed “a crosscutting, multidimensional threat multiplier”. Clearly, climate change poses a threat to people’s survival, livelihoods and dignity in multiple ways around the globe. All individuals, in particular the vulnerable, need to be protected from the multiplier risks, while having an equal opportunity to enjoy all their rights and fully develop their human potential. Needless to say, this opportunity cannot only be for us but must also exist for the young and for future generations.
Mr. President,
Japan attaches great importance to the issue of climate change and has achieved a paradigm shift toward realizing a green society. I would like to highlight three ways in which Japan is contributing to addressing this issue. Obviously, global decarbonization cannot be achieved by the efforts of one country alone. We should create a surge of climate change measures globally, with ambitious targets presented, and implemented, by countries, particularly those which are responsible for the most global emissions, thereby engaging the whole world.
First, in alignment with the long-term goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Japan announced its aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46 percent in fiscal year 2030 from its fiscal year 2013 levels. Moreover, Japan will continue strenuous efforts to meet the challenge of cutting emissions by as much as 50 percent. Today I am delighted to inform that Japan submitted its NDC last Friday 22 October.
Second, Japan remains steadfast in upholding the idea that our response to climate change is no longer a constraint on the economy. In order to create a virtuous cycle for the economy and the environment and to realize green growth, Japan will work to maximize the utilization of decarbonized power sources such as renewable energy, including the use of incentives to mobilize investment by private companies.
Third, Japan remains an active partner for supporting developing countries that genuinely need assistance to build back better from COVID-19 and for a transition to decarbonization. Japan has announced that it will provide climate finance, both public and private, totaling approximately USD 60 billion from 2021 to 2025, and that it will further enhance its assistance for adaptation. By maximizing the use of Japan’s leading technologies in such areas as energy efficiency, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage, Japan will continue supporting the global transition to a decarbonized society.
To conclude, Japan believes the UN General Assembly has a critical role in forging political momentum to combat climate change. Without any reservation, Japan will be an active partner in this endeavor.
I thank you.