Reports: Japan PM Suga vows 2050 net zero goal

Michael Holder
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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga uses first address since taking office last month to vow cut in Japan's greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050

Japan has become the latest East Asian nation to set its sights on net zero emissions, with the country's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga today announcing plans to put the world's third largest economy on...

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