Global Briefing: Japan unveils NDC targeting 60 per cent emissions cut by 2035

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Japan's government this week set out its latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent versus 2013 levels by 2035 and...

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