Toward Building an Energy-Independent and Low Carbon Society
— Summary of Issues and Policy Proposal —

April 10, 2014

 

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Policy Proposal Overview

Policy Proposal 1: Review and Improve Policies to Promote Energy Creation

1. Strengthen research and development systems to facilitate and promote the development and widespread use of revolutionary energy technologies.
2. Review existing feed-in tariffs scheme.

Policy Proposal 2: Accelerate the Roadmap to Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Strategies

1. Prioritize investments in the research and development of hydrogen energy technologies and their commercial application.
2. Facilitate the widespread use of fuel cell vehicles and the development of hydrogen supply infrastructure.

Policy Proposal 3: Promote the Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Existing Homes and Buildings

1. Promote and support the development and popularization of a system in which energy efficiency performance is properly measured, such as the unification of criteria for appraising the values of existing homes and buildings.
2. Promote and support the development and popularization of a system that facilitates the maintenance and enhancement of the values of existing homes and buildings.

Policy Proposal 4: Implement Support Measures to Help Build Distributed Energy Networks

1. Enact a law aimed at facilitating the introduction of distributed energy systems.
2. Develop legislation to facilitate the interconnected use of energy sources among buildings or regions.

Policy Proposal 5: Promote the Development of Nuclear Safety Technology

1. Continue a full-scale investigation to pinpoint the causes of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, with the full participation of experts both at home and abroad.
2. Promote the development of nuclear safety technology.

Policy Proposal 6: Strengthen the National System for the Promotion of Environmental and Energy Policies

1. Create a committee that comprehensively reviews and considers environmental and energy matters, such as energy resource plans and greenhouse gas reduction targets.
2. Ensure an early enactment of a new fundamental law concerning climate change measures.

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