2019 Volume 32 Issue 4 Pages 141-152
Since the Paris Agreement of November 4, 2016, which was instrumental in bringing together all nations to share in the responsibility of combatting climate change, there have been widespread discussions about carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology because CCS represents a promising approach to achieve meaningful reductions in CO2 emissions. Presently, a key challenge is to fully understand this technology and its benefits, and governments now have the responsibility of preparing relevant legal and policy frameworks for CCS, with the aim of implementing such technology practically and successfully at the regional and global levels. During the past two decades, a number of governmental reports have clearly indicated that greenhouse gas emissions from the Asian region, particularly CO2, have dramatically increased in response to the rapid industrialization and population growth.
The objectives of this paper are to discuss our research findings on key issues regarding the roles and barriers for a policy and legal framework for CCS in Japan as well as in Asian region, and also to make recommendations for a policy and legal framework in Japan while considering the possibilities of achieving a common understanding and basis regarding the implementation of CCS laws and policies in the Asian region.
