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TSUJI YUICHIRO
Department Undergraduate School , School of Law Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2020/09 |
| Type | Academic Journal |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Climate Change Action and Adaptation in Tokyo |
| Contribution Type | Sole-authored |
| Journal | Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Publisher | Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 11,pp.89-114 |
| Total page number | 15 |
| Responsible for | 89-114 |
| Author and coauthor | Yuichiro Tsuji |
| Details | This paper reviews an adaptation plan for the Tokyo Metropolitan
Area. The Japanese Government decided to remain in the Paris Agreement and began trying to reduce CO2 with technology after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Nuclear power plants were closed, and some are still under safety review. Newly built thermal power plants will increase CO2 emissions, and the battle among the ministries hinders effective adaptation planning. In 2012, the central government announced three basic approaches: risk management, comprehensive and general planning, and cooperating with local governments. However, the central government’s tactics still fall behind other countries’, and local governments such as prefectures.... |