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Japanese Govt Holds Online Environmental Exhibition

TOKYO, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On March 3 – 23, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced it will hold “Virtual Japan Pavilion – Innovation for 2050 net-zero,” an online exhibition sharing Japan’s environmental technological strengths and initiatives with people in Japan and around the world.

Access to attend the Virtual Japan Pavilion is here.

In October 2020, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared that Japan will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, namely, to realize a carbon-neutral, decarbonized society.

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To achieve such a society, technological innovation is required in every aspect. The exhibits at this pavilion explain some of the current technologies and initiatives of the companies that are striving to produce the innovations that will decarbonize Japan.

The exhibition itself is intended as a part of Japan’s  technical preparation and pilot testing of the virtual pavilion that will be held at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)  and the VR exhibition space will have five key themes to present the latest environmental technologies and initiatives from companies and organizations in Japan.

In present form it will run for 21 days, starting from March 3, and ending at 11:59 p.m., on March 23, 2021.

PR Newswire

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