報告書番号

EY93001

タイトル（和文）

CARBON OFFSETS: A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TOSTABLILIZING THE CO2 EMISSIONS OF JAPAN S ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY

タイトル（英文）

CARBON OFFSETS: A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TOSTABLILIZING THE CO2 EMISSIONS OF JAPAN S ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY

概要 （図表や脚注は「報告書全文」に掲載しております）

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概要 （英文）

JAPAN S PLEDGE TO STABILIZE THE COUNTRY S CO2 EMISSIONS BY THE 2000 AT 1990 EMISSION LEVEL PRESENTS A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CHALLENGE FOR JAPAN S ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY. SINCE JAPANS NINE REGIONAL POWER COMPANIES AND THE ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF JAPAN S TOTAL EMISSIONS, THEY HOLD AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ANY EFFECTIVE CONTROL REGIME. THIS PAPER INTRODUCES THE CONCEPT OF CARPON OFFSETS (USING NATURAL CARBON SINKS SUCHAS TROPICAL FORESTS TO ABSORB OR OFFSET POWER PLANT EMISSIONS) AS ONE MITIGATION OPTION THAT THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY CAN ADOPT TO STABILIZE CO2 EMISSIONS. CARBON OFFSETS ARE AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION BECAUSE THEY OFFER A COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO MEET CO2 CONTROL TARGETS, WHILE HAVING A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS. A CASESTUDY OF A CARBON OFFSET UNDERTAKEN BY A US POWER COMPANY IS INTRODUCED AND THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS OF-FORESTRY BASED OFFSETS AREDISCUSSED.THE PAPER RECOMMENDS THAT JAPAN S UTILITY COMPANIES ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION TO FUND INTERNATIONAL CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO MEETING JAPAN S CO2 STABILIZATION TARGETS.

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