Japan, the world’s fifth biggest emitter of CO2, is to bring in legally binding targets to reach net-zero emissions by the year 2050.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to announce the target during his first address to parliament on Monday after taking office last week, according to a report in Nikkei Asia.
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