The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) released the "Results of the Fiscal 2006 Follow-up to the Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on Global Warming Measures" on December 14, 2006. The report indicates that 35 industries in the industrial and energy-conversion sectors emitted 505.07 million tons of CO2 in fiscal 2005, a 0.6 percent decrease from the 1990 levels, achieving CO2 reduction targets for the sixth consecutive year since fiscal 2000. Although production activities increased by 10.1 percent and the CO2 emission coefficient also increased by 0.2 percent, CO2 emissions per production decreased by 10.9 percent, resulting in a 0.6 percent decrease in total CO2 emissions.
Prior to adopting the Kyoto Protocols, Keidanren set a goal of reducing CO2 emissions from the industrial and energy-converting sectors in fiscal 2010 to below fiscal 1990 levels. Since that time, participating industries and companies have continually strived to achieve this target.
Keidanren will continue to be involved in overseas contributions through advanced technologies and through technical development, which is the key to preventing global warming. It will also actively participate in discussions on the new international framework in cooperation with the international business community.
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