The Japan Paper Association (JPA) has been actively working to save energy since 1997 when it established its “Committed Action Plan on Environment”. JPA declares its policy of restraining CO
2 emissions in the action plan, and is working toward the following targets revised in September 2007 :
•On a five-year average basis from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2012, reduce fossil energy consumption per unit and fossil energy derived CO
2 emission per unit by 20% and 16% from the level of fiscal 1990, respectively
•By fiscal 2012, expand forest plantation area owned or managed by the industry at home and abroad to 700 thousand hectares.
Since fiscal year 1990, JPA has made a survey on the actual results of energy consumption in the year, published its results compared with that in fiscal year 1990. This report shows the results for fiscal year 2009, as well as energy consumption, CO
2 emissions and the position of the pulp and paper industry in Japan, and information related to efforts against global warming such as carbon tax, emission trading, and total buyback program for renewable energy.
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