The Environment of Tokyo 2008

Introduce a scheme to reliably facilitate reductions in the total volume of GHG emissions by restricting the total volume of GHG emissions by applicable businesses.

• Obligation to reduce the total volume of GHG emissions.
• Introduce a scheme to handle emission volumes as a complementary measure (to facilitate trading of compulsory reductions and reductions by small and medium-sized businesses).
• As measures to ensure effectiveness, evaluations and announcements shall be undertaken, violators shall be disclosed and fined, and other actions will be taken.

Estabilsh a program to enable small and medium-sized businesses to easily ascertain volumes of carbon dioxide emissions and implement specific energy-conservation measures.

• Introduce a program to encourage voluntary submissions of reports on global warming prevention measures by all small and medium-sized companies operations.

Promote actions on the part of corporations that are in control of multiple business operations whose aggregate energy use exceeds a certain amount (businesses engaged in global warming prevention measures) shall be promoted.

• Oblige companies engaged in global warming prevention measures to summarize and submit reports on these measures corresponding to each of their business operations and publically disclose the contents of said reports.
• The governor shall provide guidance and advice to companies engaged in global warming prevention measures and other relevant parties where necessary. An advisory notice shall be issued to any party that fails to undertake measures without just cause, and the effect shall be publically disclosed.

Promote the effective use of energy and lessen the environmental load on the part of large-scale developments giving rise to high-volume, high-density energy demand.

• Applicable to specific developers (operators of a certain scale engaging in the new construction of single or multiple structures in a given zone).
  • Oblige specific developers to submit an efficient energy use plan.
  • Mandate the setting of performance targets pertaining to energy conservation for newly constructed buildings.
  • Mandate the undertaking of implementation studies into district heating and cooling systems, unutilized energy, and other matters.
• The governor shall designate zones according to district heating and cooling systems that meet standards pertaining to energy-efficiency and other variables.
  • Oblige the owners of buildings exceeding a certain scale within designated zones to undertake acceptance studies on the heat supplied by district heating and cooling systems.
• The governor shall provide guidance and advice to specific developers and other relevant parties where necessary.
  Issue an advisory notice to any party that fails to implement measures without just cause, and disclose publically the effect.

Promote environmental awareness in more buildings and make efforts to forge a market in which environmentally friendly structures are positively assessed.

• Expanded scope of applicability: The threshold of 10,000 square meters shall be lowered.
• Expanded scope of applicability with respect to indications of the environmental performance of condominium buildings: In addition to sales advertising, rental advertising shall also be subject to this requirement.
• Establish an energy conservation performance evaluation report program.
  • Mandate the issuance of a report containing an evaluation of performance in terms of energy conservation to the would-be tenant when a building is to be leased.

Reinforce environmentally friendly measures applicable to buildings

• Mandate the undertaking of implementation studies into renewable energy.
• Mandate measures conforming to energy conservation performance standards (minimum standards.)
• The governor shall provide guidance and advice to specific owners and other relevant parties where necessary.
  Issue an advisory notice to any party that fails to implement measures without just cause, and disclose the effect publically.

Encourage residents purchasing appliances that use household energy to choose appliances and equipment that perform better in terms of energy efficiency.

• IOblige installers of household electrical appliances and equipment to endeavor to install appliances that offer a high level of performance in terms of the prevention of global warming, including by way of the rationalization of energy use.
• Oblige sellers of household electrical appliances and equipment to endeavor to provide information on performance in terms of the prevention of global warming, including by way of the rationalization of energy use, to purchasers and other relevant parties.
• The governor shall be obliged to endeavor to provide relevant information.
  (Dissemination and promotion through a certification program)

Encourage installers of small burning appliances to select low NOx appliances that also offer superior performance in terms of energy conservation

• Oblige installers of small burning appliances to install appliances that qualify as both low NOx and low CO2 appliances
• The governor shall be obliged to endeavor to provide relevant information on appliances that qualify as both low NOx and low CO2 appliances ( promotion through a certification program).