• Due to the decrease in population, it is feared that urban problems, such as CO2 emission increase, fiscal deterioration, inconvenience of urban life, impoverishment of the regional economy,etc., will become more serious in Japan.
• The Government of Japan, therefore, has taken measures to promote the “Low Carbon City Development”, aiming to reform urban structures to be sustainable;

　　For the Environment,
　　For the Efficient Fiscal Expenditure,
　　For the Safe, Secure and Comfortable urban Life.
 

• The Low Carbon City Development has three initiatives;

- Initiative for the Transport and Urban Structure sector
- Initiative for the Energy sector
- Initiative for the Green sector
 

• Outline of the Low Carbon City Development is as follows.

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1. Background of Low Carbon City Development
3. Major Actions for Low Carbon City Development 


 

□ Contact info for inquiries  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism   City Planning Division, City Bureau  2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918    Tel: +81-3-5253-8409  E-mail: tokei@mlit.go.jp