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Research & Coordination Group
Members (As of Dec. 2020)
Isamu Yagyu, Group Leader, Chief Researcher
Makoto Nomura, Deputy Group Leader, Chief Researcher
Yoshifumi Kawaguchi, Deputy Group Leader
Takayuki Higashii, Chief Researcher
Tetsuya Deguchi, Associate Chief Researcher
Yoshinori Aoki, Associate Chief Researcher
Taizo Uchimura, Associate Chief Researcher
Jun-ichi Shimizu, Associate Chief Researcher
Yasuaki Minoura, Manager

Haruo Kanaboshi, Planning Manager
Daisuke Kihara, Vice Manager, Researcher
Sou Kuranaka, Vice Manager
Yuka Matsugu, Chief
Yumi Kobayashi, Researcher
Natsuko Yasumoto, Researcher
Nami Tatsumi
Michiyo Kubo
Mizuki Nagata

Research of the Decarbonized Society to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
The Research and Coordination Group aims to i)
searching for new research topics that enhance the re-term strategy, so as to achieve the carbon neutrality as
early as possible in the second half of this century.

search potential of RITE, proposing and implementing“The Moonshot Research and Development Program,new research themes, ii) government support for the re-Goal 4：Realization of sustainable resource circulation tolation with international organizations such as IPCC (In-

recover the global environment by 2050”3) was started

tergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), ISO (Inter-and RITE’s proposal was selected, too.

national Standard Organization), iii) dissemination of

In October 2020, Prime Minister Suga declared the

RITE’s technologies and Human development of the fu-

goal of realizing a carbon-neutral, decarbonized society

ture generation, iv) practical application of technology

by 2050 at the 203rd extraordinary Diet session4), so thethrough industrial collaborative R&D, together with theaction to achieve the carbon neutrality was accelerated.

research groups/center. These efforts lead to a creation

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama

of new policy implementation, R&D and innovation

explained,” The challenging goal of achieving carbon

aiming at the global environment and the economy .

neutrality by 2050 is the new growth strategy in Japan1)

In 2020, Japan declared the goal of realizing a car-and METI will implement every possible policy measurebon-neutral, decarbonized society by 2050, so it is out-

to create a virtuous circle of economy and environment.”

lined at first.

The idea that to cope with global warming is the constrains and the cost of economic growth should be

1. Actions towards achieving 2050 carbon neutrality

switched and to positively take the countermeasures

In 2020, Paris Agreement, the International Frame-leads to the reforms of the industrial and social struc-work on Climate Change, started the full implementa-

ture and promotes towards the next growth. And

tion. Therefore, Japan formulated "Environmental Inno-“Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutral-vation strategy"2) in January, 2020, which aims at the es-ity”5) was formulated in October 2020 as an industrial

tablishment of the "Beyond Zero" Technologies in 2050

policy to aim toward a positive cycle of economic

to reduce CO2 that were emitted in the past and pro-

growth and the environmental protection.

mote the social implementation clarified for the long-14

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The Strategy towards 2050 Carbon neutrality indi-standardization, ④ international collaboration, etc.

cates the tentative goal of the 2050 Energy Demand and(Fig.3).

Supply as a reference figure, in order to discuss Energy

This strategy will be reviewed about the implementa-

Policy and the future goal of energy demand and supply

tion of action plans in a steady manner and the im-

as it is important to reduce the emission of greenhouseprovement of goals and measures, in order to revise thegases in energy sector which occupies more than 80%

strategy in the future.

of total amount (Fig.1).

The Research and Coordination Group aims to early

The Strategy determined 14 priority fields to achieve

establish the innovative technology mentioned “Envi-

2050 carbon neutrality (Fig.2) and formulated “actionronmental Innovation Strategy” with the researchplans” covering comprehensive policies in areas such asgroups & center to achieve 2050 carbon neutrality.

①goals scheduled towards 2050, ②research & development and demonstration, ③regulation reforms and20181060 million tons

2020 MIX
930 million tons（▲25％）

2050年
Balance between Emissions and Absorptions
0 ton（▲100％）（Tentative target to discuss in the future. Several
Scenarios are analyzed as well as the below)

non-electricity

Household Sector
110 million tons

Household Sector
90 million tons

Industrial Sector
300 million tons

Industrial Sector
330 million tons

Transportation Sector
200 million tons

Transportation Sector
150 million tons

Electricity Demand＝30～50％ increase

Electricity

Hydrogen、methanation, Synthetic fuel, biomass

Maximum
utilization of CO2
Capture & Recycle

Fossil fuelelectricity

Decarburization Power Supply

450 million tons

Renewables
Nuclear

360 million tons

Thermal Power Plant＋CCUS/Carbon Recycle

Hydrogen・Ammonia（50～60%）（30～40%）（10%）

Negative
Emission

Plantation,
DACCS, etc.
※ Figures is CO2 emissions of the energy origin.

（Source) “Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutrality” (Dec. 2020)

Fig.1

Image towards carbon neutral

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Expansion of the Growth Fields
From now to 2030, and 2050
Transportation & Manufacture-related Industry

Energy-related Industry

Household & office-related Industry⑥Semiconductor & Information
Communication Industry①Offshore Wind Industry⑤Car・Battery Industry

Windmill Body & Component &Floating Wind Power

EV & FCV & Next Generation
Battery

Data Center & Energy-saving
Semiconductor（Efficiency of Demand Side）②Fuel Ammonia Industry⑦Ship Industry

Power Generation Burner（Transition Fuel towards theHydrogen Society）

Fuel Cell Ship & EV Ship & Gas
Fuel Ship, etc.
（Hydrogen・Ammonia etc.）⑧Logistics & Personal
Movement & Civil
Infrastructure industry③Hydrogen Industry⑨Food & Agriculture,
forestry and fishery Industry

Power Generating Turbine &Hydrogen Reduction Iron & Carrier& Water Electrolyzer⑫House & Architecture
Industry／Next-generation
Solar Power Industry（Perovskite）⑬Resource Circulationrelated Industry
Biomaterial & Recycle Material &Waste Power Generation

Smart Traffic & Distribution Drone &FC Construction

Smart Agriculture & Wooden
Multistory Building & Blue Carbon⑩Airplane Industry⑭Lifestyle-related Industry

Hybrid & Hydrogen Airplane

Local decarbonization Business④Nuclear Industry⑪Carbon Recycle Industry

SMR & Hydrogen Production
NuclearConcrete & Biofuel & Plastics
Raw Material（Source）”Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutrality” (Dec, 2020）

Fig.2⑪Growth Strategy "Time Schedule"of Carbon Recycle Industry※Main examples●Concrete
Cost Target
2030
30 yen level/kg（= Current Products）

2021

2022

Arranged figure of important industry●Introduction Phase : 1 ．Ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ Ｐｈａｓｅ

2 . Ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ Ｐ ｈａｓｅ

4 . Commercial Phase●Policy Means： ①Target, ②Law (Regulatory Reform etc), ③Standardization, ④Tax, ⑤Budget, ⑥Finance, ⑦Public Procurement

2023

2024

2025

～2030

・Considering the Introduction of Osaka EXPO (2025)
・Registering the concrete absorbing CO2 with t h e M LIT database as the new technology andinforming the local government
Sales expansion by the pu blic procurement, cost reduction

・Technology development of
the r u stproof concrete

3 .introduction Growth /ｏ ｓｔ Ｒｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ Ｐｈａｓｅ

～2040

～2050

・Sales e xpansion t o t he de veloping c ountries, by
PR in the international standardization and largescale international exhibition

・Demonstration of the rustproof concrete・Implementation of joint project r e lated C O2 c arbonic acid c hlorination (concrete) between Japan an d US
・ Concluding the MOC related to Carbon recycling cooperation, and promoting the collaborative research & demonstration●Fuel
Cost Target
100 yen level/L in 2030(＝Cureent Products)

Biofuel of Alga Orgin・L arge-scale demonstration and cost reduction towards the commercialization around 2030
・Regarding International Civil Aviation Service, ICAO's agreement not to increase CO2 Emissions（2021～2035年） compared with 2019（※ICAO：International Civil Aviation Organization）
・Continuously production improvement and technology development of the quality improvement,
promoting the improvement of CO2 Capture efficiency and the stable increase of Algae

・Depending on the trend of the international
market of the biojet fuel, supply expansion of
the competitive algae jet●Chemicals
Cost Target
100 yen level/kg in 2050（= Curent Products）〔Artificial photosynthesis

・Development of high productivity photocatalyst needed the large-scale demonstration
・Deregulation, formation of security and safety standards

・L arge-scale
Demonstration］

・Cost reduction &Introduction suppoort by
Subsidy, etc.

●Capture
Cost Target（/CO２t）
low-pressure gas：2000 yen level in 2030

high-pressure gas：
1000yen level in 2030
DAC：
2000yen level in 2050

target scale
about 2.5 billion CO2 tons
in the world in 2050

○Emission Gas Origin
・Development of high efficiency CO2
Capture and Cost Reduction

・L arge-scale Demonstration

・Introduction G rowth by more cost reduction○Atmosphere Origin（DAC）
・Research and development of the CO2 Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology from the atmosphere,
utlizing the Moonshot Research and development Program(energy efficiency improvement, c o st reduction)・More cost reduction
by Demonstration

・Introduction G rowthby more Cost
Reduction・Subsidy, etc.

（Source）”Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutrality” (Dec, 2020）

Fig.3

Example of “Time Schedule” of time schedule16

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2. Research activities

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Saudi Arabia. There are some requirements that these

It is expected that the CO2 reduction effect of CCUS

CCS projects are established, and they are pointed out(Carbon dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage) tech-as follows. At first, if CO2 is captured in the existing pro-nology would be 9% by 2050 in the IEA’s World Energy

cess, the addition cost to be necessary on performing

Outlook 2019 (Fig. 4).

CCS is only investment to modify the transportation and

6)

RITE studied the investigation of CCS introduction en-

the Injection, so they are the relatively low-cost projects.

trusted by METI which was the investigation researchAlso, the CCS projects which are able to get the profit

related to the global warming & resources circulation

by EOR or the natural gas production, and which get ameasures , so it is outlined in the below.

subsidy, tax credit, etc. are economically realized. In

7)other words, it says that their projects are the examplesof Low-hanging fruits which can easily start like the lowcost realizable ones or the profitable EOR.
In addition, the system framework of CCS introduction overseas is considered, assuming the implementation of private sector. It is to make the business model,
which have various incentives (subsidy, tax credits, debt
Fig.4

Estimated CO2 reduction by CC(U)S technology

guarantee, etc.) and the systems, including the transfer
to the Government about the long-term responsibility

2.1. Global large commercial CCS projects

after the Injection.

Global CCS Institute (GCCSI)8) counted 21 operations

The mass transportation of the CO2 is considered as

and 4 constructions as large CCS projects in June, 2020

pipeline or ship transportation, but ship one needs the(Fig.5). GCCSI defines the large project as more thantechnology developments such as the optimization of

about 400,000 tons/year in the Capability of CO 2 Cap-liquefaction facilities, etc. Also, it is better that theture. (At present, GCCSI changed the definition anddemonstration is early started because of the expecta-

classifies CCS project as operation or not.)tion of the cost reduction up-sizing in the future.

Many large projects use the captured CO2 as EOR (En-Also, many sites of the large-scale CO2 Storage arehanced Oil Recovery) and the CO2 come from the pro-essential for 100 million tons quantity a year needed theduction process of Natural Gas refinery, Fertilizer, Hy-future CO2 injection in Japan, so Japan CCS Co., Ltd.

drogen production etc. The total amount of CO2 perma-(JCCS) performed the research to select prospective

nently stored by the operation projects is about 37 mil-sites for CO2 Storage. According to the research, theylion tons a year and it is estimated at about 40 million

are estimated as about 7 billion tons in the 3D explora-

tons a year, adding the capacity of the construction

tion area and about 46 billion tons (3 billion tons in thestage.

detail investigation and 43 billion tons in the rough investigation) in the 2D exploration area.

2.2. Problem arrangement and future challenges

Though the injection quantity was uncertain, Japan

Regarding 21 large CCS projects operating in thehas enough potential quantity for CO2 storage. But it isworld, the implementation bodies are all private com-necessary to evaluate the potentiality of the geologicalpanies except state-owned companies in China andlayer, total economic efficiency including the emission17

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CCS projects, in order to promote CCS.
Both public and private sectors need to start to for-The most reasonable policy is the scenario that firstly

mulate the practicable roadmap and the action plan im-

starts the project of the Low-hanging Fruits and gradu-

mediately, and it is important that public and private

ally promotes cost reduction and then begins the larger

sectors share the responsibility to implement them.

Phase

Title

Industry

Facility Storage Type

Terrell Natural Gas Processing Plant

Natural Gas Processing

EOR

1972

0.4～0.5

Enid Fertilizer

Fertiliser Production

EOR

1982

0.7

Shute Creek Gas Processing Plant

Natural Gas Processing

EOR

1986

7

Country

Operational

USA

Century Plant

Natural Gas Processing

EOR

2010

8.4

Air Products Steam Methane Reformer

Hydrogen Production

EOR

2013

1

Coffeyville Gasification Plant

Fertiliser Production

EOR

2013

1

Lost Cabin Gas Plant

Natural Gas Processing

EOR

2013

0.7

Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture andSequestration

Ethanol Production

Onshore deep
saline formation

2017

1

Petra Nova Carbon Capture

Power Generation

EOR

2017

1.4

Synthetic Gas Processing

EOR

2000

3

Power Generation

EOR

2014

1

Hydrogen Production

Onshore deep
saline formation

2015

1

EOR

2020.60.3

EOR

2020.6

1.6

EOR

2013

1

1996

1

Great Plains Synfuels Plant andWeyburn Midale
Boundary Dam Carbon Capture andStorage
CanadaQuest

Alberta Carbon Trunk Line with Agrium CO2 Stream
Fertiliser Production

BrazilAlberta Carbon Trunk Line with NorthWest Sturgeon Refinery

Oil Processing

Petrobras Lula Oil Field

Natural Gas Processing

Sleipner CO2 Storage

Natural Gas Processing

Snøhvit CO2 Storage

Natural Gas Processing

2008

0.7

Uthmaniyah CO2-EOR

Natural Gas Processing

EOR

2015

0.8

NorwaySaudi Arabia

Operational Date Facility Capture Rate

Offshore deep
saline formation
Offshore deep
saline formation

UAE

Abu Dhabi CCS

Steel production

EOR

2016

0.8

China

CNPC Jilin Oil Field CO2 EOR

Natural Gas Processing

EOR

2018

0.6

Natural Gas Processing

Onshore deep
saline formation

2019

Australia

Gorgon CO2 Injection Project

21 large-scale CCS projects (CO 2 Capture quantity(tCO 2／year)）
In construction
China
USA
Norway3.4～4
36.8～37.5 million

Yanchang Integrated Carbon Captureand Storage

Fertiliser Production

EOR

2020～2021

0.41

Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical CCS

Fertiliser Production

EOR

2020

0.4

The ZEROS ProjectPower Generation

EOR

2020

1.5

Cement Production

Offshore deep
saline formation

2024

0.4

Langskip CCS - Brevik Norcem

Fig.5

The situation of the large-scale CCS projects in the world18

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3. Promotion of international partnership

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3.2. ISO3.1. IPCC

ISO (International Standard Organization) is an or-

IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

ganization composed of 165 standardization bodies ofhas established in 1988 with a view to conducting avarious countries. Carbon dioxide capture and storage

comprehensive assessment from a scientific, technical(CCS) is one of the important options for global warm-and socioeconomic standpoint on climate change, im-ing countermeasures because it has a great effect of re-pact, adaptation and mitigation measures by anthropo-

ducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. In the world,

genic sources, the United Nations Environment Pro-a number of CCS verification projects on a commercial

gram (UNEP), and the United Nations Environment Pro-

scale are also implemented, and international collabo-

gram (UNEP), and by the World Meteorological Organ-

ration is under way. The international standard plays an

ization (WMO).

important role, contributing to the widespread use of

IPCC examines scientific knowledge on global warm-

safe and appropriate CCS technology.

ing with three WGs, a global warming prediction (WG1),

RITE is a domestic deliberation organization on ISO /influence and adaptation (WG2), mitigation measures

TC 265 (collection, transportation, and storage of CO 2)(WG3).

and is in charge of a secretariat of WG 1 (collection).

RITE plays the central role of domestic support secre-

Through these activities, we are conducting interna-tariat of mitigation measures (WG 3) (Fig. 6). This out-tional standardization on design, construction, opera-

come is to have a high influence on international nego-tion, environmental planning and management, risk

tiations because the scientific basis is also given to the

management, quantification, monitoring and verifica-

policies of each country. IPCC published the special re-tion, and related activities in the CCS field through in-port ‘Global Warming of 1.5℃’, ‘Climate Change andternational standardization (Fig. 7).

Land’, ‘The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Cli-

In December, 2020, nine standards related to the CCS

mate’ from 2018 to 2019. For 2022 ‘Sixth Assessment

field have been published from ISO / TC265, and six are

Report (AR6)’ has been steadily prepared in the IPCC

under development. Of the standards under develop-

global researcher network. The report is expected to be

ment, two in the CO2 collection and storage fields area source of knowledge on climate change, its causes,

being developed by Japan.

potential impacts and response options.
Domestic Committee of
IPCC in Japan
Chair：Yoichi KAYA（RITE)

Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation andGeological Storage(CCS)

Domestic Committees ofeach WG
Working Group I（WG1)・Chair；Akimasa SUMI(TheUniversityofTokyo)

・Numberofmembers;14

WG1 (Capture)

Convenor ：Japan
Secretariat ：Japan

WG3 (Geological Storage)

Convenor ：Canada
Secretariat ：Canada

WG5 (Cross-cutting
issues)Convenor ：France
Secretariat ：France

WG6 (CO2-EOR)

Convenor ：US
Secretariat ：US

ISO/TC265

Working Group Ⅱ（WG2)Working Group Ⅲ（WG3)・Chair；Nobuo MIMURA(Ibaragi University)
・Numberof members;14

・Chair；Jun ARIMA

Chair：Canada
Secretariat：Canada, China
P-member：20 countries
O-member：10 countries
Liaison：7 organizations(TheUniversityofTokyo)

・Numberof members;17

Observers

Capture WG

Relevant
Ministries andAgencies

Leader：Mr. Higashii (RITE)

Ministryof Education,
Culture,Sports, ScienceandTechnology/
JapanMeteorological
AgencyMinistry of theEnvironment

Japan Weather
Association

GlobalEnvironmental
Forum

Secretariats ofeach Domestic WG

Ministry of
Economy, Tradeand Industry

RITE＊Members of each working group (WG 1, WG2, WG3) consist of AR6 and SR authors.

Fig.6

Committee structure and RITE

ISO/TC265
National mirror
committee

National Secretariat
ＲＩＴＥ
Contracted by JISC which is set up in
METI

Chair ： Prof. Sato（Tokyo Univ.）
Member ： about 25 members

Transportation WG
Leader：Prof. Ozaki （Tokyo Univ.）

Storage WG
Leader：Prof. Matsuoka （Kyoto Univ.）

Q&V・Cross Cutting Issues WG
Leader：Dr. Akai （AIST）

CO2-EOR WG

ISO /TC 265 Structure in Japan (Mirror committee)

Fig.7

Leader：Mr. Hiraoka （INPEX）

ISO/TC265 structure19

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4. Human development and industry collaboration

the university and research guidance at the laboratory

4.1. Human development(Fig. 9). RITE established a university collaborative la-<Elementary and high school students>

boratory in the field of bioscience with Nara Institute of

RITE promotes extracurricular learning using research

Science and Technology. Here we are conducting re-facilities for elementary, junior high and high school

search and education aimed at realizing a recycling-

students. And RITE also welcomes teaching requests

type and low-carbon society by using renewable re-where staff members visit schools using teaching mate-sources effectively using biomass as a raw material.

rials and equipment. Such demands for human development are growing year by year. But because of Novel
Coronavirus in 2020, we held classes and workshops for
37 students only in January and February 2020 com-知識

Research
LeaderTutor

Appointment
guidance

Education

pared with 397 students in 2019. For example, we
picked up CCS technology from RITEʼs research and explained the global warming mechanism. We are con-

思考

Research
Trainee

Student

Appointment

ducting activities based on the learning cycle such as
deepening understanding through discussion and ex-

RITE（R&D）

change of views (Fig. 8).

Fig.9

Energy consumption
And Global warming

Action

Study
Cycle

RITE and environment education(University / Post graduate student）

4.2. Intellectual property and industry collaboration

Knowledge
Solar panel、
Fuel cellWorkshop

University（Education）

Discussion andExchange of views for
Future energy、Global warming

RITE acquires and manages intellectual property
rights such as patents and know-how strategically andefficiently on results obtained in R&D. As of the end of
2020, the patents owned by RITE are 106 domestic

Understanding

rights (11 of which are licensed to companies) and 49
foreign (13 of which are licensed to companies). RITE
has established an IP management Committee and operates it with intellectual property experts (Fig. 10).

Fig.8

RITE and environment education(Elementary, middle and high school students）

In order to develop academic research, it is importantto create knowledge as a public property of the world
by publishing research papers. In addition, we have pa-<University / Postgraduate student>

tented inventions of researchers’ creation and granted

RITE is promoting collaboration of education withlicenses to challenging enterprises. As a result, it is pos-

universities as part of human development supporting

sible to accelerate industrialization and simultaneously

the next research and technology. We are accepting

promote public interest and innovation as a public re-young talented people, mainly graduate students, tosearch institution. Intellectual property brings up op-

the research site. Here, we are developing education at

portunities to cooperate with industries. It is expected20

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that a virtuous circle is created based on appropriate

the achievement of “a balance between the global en-

information management and contracts to create fur-vironmental protection and economic growth”.

ther intellectual property. It is also expected that the aspect of the intellectual property that enables related

Referencetechnologies to be used to support standards, such as

1） RITE, “The Role of RITE” (http://www.rite.or.jp/about/)

collaboration with international standards (such as sec-

2） “Environmental Innovation Strategy”

tion 3.2). Based on the market and other research and(https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/tougou-innovation

development trends, RITE promotes intellectual prop-/pdf/kankyousenryaku2020.pdf)

erty strategically.

3） “The Moonshot Research and Development Program,
Goal 4：Realization of sustainable re-source circulation
to recover the global environment by 2050”

RITE

Society・MarketKnowledge

IP* Management Committee
Collaborative
R&D

Industryject.html#a4)
Researchers
IP managers

Industrial
Cooperation
team・
IP Expert

Technology
Transfer

Proposalfor IP
Invention Certification, Patent Application,
Request for Patent examination,
Patent MaintenanceFig.10(https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/moonshot/pro-

Strategic IP management and industrial
collaboration

4） Prime Minister Suga’s Policy Speech at the 203rd extraordinary Diet session(https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/seicho/seichosenryakukaigi/dai6/)5） ”Green Growth Strategy towards 2050 Carbon Neutrality”(https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/seicho/seichosen-

5. Conclusion
In 2020, Japan declared the goal of realizing 2050

ryakukaigi/dai6/)6） IEA, World Energy Outlook (2019)

Carbon Neutrality, and It is 30th years since RITE was(https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-established whose functions are to aim the achievement

2019)

of a balance between Global environmental protection7） RITE’s CCS research entrusted by METI (2019)and economic growth. To realize 2050 Carbon neutrality,(https://www.meti.go.jp/meti_lib/re-

Japan needs to establish the innovative technology

port/2019FY/000145.pdf）

showed by” environmental innovation strategy” and the8） GCCSI（Global CCS Institute）

RITE’s CO2 Capture technology is one of the necessary(https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/)technologies. But to realize 2050 Carbon neutrality is
impossible by remarkable efforts. It is necessary that
RITE also promotes the social implementation proactively.
The Research and Coordination Group not only collects domestic & foreign policy and technology information, but promotes the technology development inorder to aim the social implementation in 2050 with Research Group/Center. Thereby, RITE can contribute to21