Japan to cut harmful emissions
Japan's Prime Minister-elect Yukio Hatoyama has said his country will aim for 25 percent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020. The goal is more ambitious than targets set earlier.
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Yukio Hatoyama said Japan would urge countries around the world to set aggressive goalson climate change. He said Japan would aim to cut its own emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, significantly more than the 8 percent pledged by the outgoing Government. It's likely to face opposition from industry.
The reductions are to be achieved by introducing emissions trading, renovating houses,as well as subsidising solar panels and low-energy appliances and cars.
After leading his Democratic Party to alandslide victory in a general election, Mr Hatoyama is due to be formally confirmed as Japan's Prime Minister by Parliament next week.
Japan is keen to play a leading role at United Nations backed talks on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Countries will try to work out a new global agreement to reduce emissions to follow the Kyoto Protocol.
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urge
ısrar etmek, güçlü biçimde teşvik etmek
to set aggressive goals on climate change
iklim değişikliği konusunda iddialı hedefler belirlemek
emissions
buradaki anlamı, gaz salımları
pledged
vaadedilmiş
to face opposition
muhalefetle yüz yüze gelmek
renovating
buradaki anlamı, evleri modernize etmek, yenilemek
subsidising solar panels
güneş panellerinin masrafını kısmen karşılamak
low-energy appliances
düşük enerjiyle çalışan cihazlar
a landslide victory
ezici bir zafer
backed
buradaki anlamı, BM tarafından destek gören, organize edilen
