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Tokyo sets greenhouse gas reduction targets under Zero Emission initiative

Tokyo Metropolitan Government outlines emission cuts and related programs.

By The Daily Tokyo · Published July 25, 2026

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Tokyo aims to achieve a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and virtually zero CO2 emissions by 2050 under its Zero Emission Tokyo initiative according to item 47.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government funds green tech startups focused on decarbonization and phases out 100 percent of new gasoline-only passenger car sales by 2030 according to item 47.

Tokyo operates 85 hydrogen fuel cell buses as of March 2021 with a goal for 300 zero-emission buses by 2030 according to item 47.

The GREEN VALLEY SHIBUYA program hosted by Tokyu Land Corporation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government provides up to 5 million yen in funding and urban demonstration fields for green tech startups according to item 47.

Tokyo plans to build Tokyo eSG the world's first ESG city on reclaimed bay land powered entirely by renewable energy including hydrogen wind and floating solar by 2050 according to item 47.

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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