Opening Remarks
for Side Event on Higher Energy Efficient Coolingand HFC Lifecycle Management
as a Key Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

December 5, 2023
Japan Pavilion at UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai,
the United Arab Emirates0

Japan’s CO2 emissions and solution to the world⚫ Most of Japan’s CO2 emissions are energy-related.
⚫ Japan will contribute to global emission reduction by providing
solution for ourselves and beyond.
Japan's CO2 emissions (2020)
Non-energy-related
CO2 7%

Others30 million tons

Industrial processes
40 million tons
Transportation
180 million tonsHouseholds
60 million tons
Commercial industry
60 million tons

1.04
billiontons

Global energy-related CO2emissions (2020)

Energy-related
CO2 93%

Energyconversion
420 million
tons

Industrial
sector
250 million tons

(Source）
Created from Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office"Japanese greenhouse gas emission data"

Australia (3.8) 1.1%
Brazil (4.1) 1.2%
South Africa (4.3) 1.3%
Mexico (4.5) 1.3%
Saudi Arabia (4.9) 1.5%
Indonesia (5.4) 1.6%
Canada (5.7) 1.7%
Iran (5.8) 1.7%
Korea (6.1) 1.8%

Japan(10.8)
3.2%

Others(64.9)
19.4%

China
中国(95.3)(95.3)
28.2%

2018年
33.5
世界のCO2billion
排出量335億トン
tons

Russia(15.9)
4.7%

India(23.1)
6.9%

EU28カ
EU
国(31.5(31.5)
9.4%)

9.4%

Italy
France (3.2)(3.0) 0.9%
0.9%

28.4%

アメリカ
USA
(49.2)(49.2)
14.7%

14.5%

Germany
(7.0)
2.1%
UK
(3.5)
1.1%

(Source）IEA, CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Highlights 2020

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Key Elements of G7’ Communiqué
Various pathways according to each country’s situation-highlight various pathways according to each country’s energy situation, industrial
and social structures, and geographical conditions should lead to our common
goal of net zero
Energy security and clean energy transitions (Para 49)

Engagement with other developing and emerging countries-We reaffirm the critical importance of collective action, and engagement withother developing and emerging countries, particularly within the G20, to accelerate
emission reduction, including by supporting their transition to net-zero GHG emissions
through various and practical pathways taking into account national circumstances
Collective action (Para 58)

Energy efficiency as the “first fuel”-We highlight the role of energy efficiency as the “first fuel” as a key pillar in the
global energy transition towards net-zero GHG emissions in 2050.
Energy efficiency (Para 63)

Avoided Emissions-

There is also value in acknowledging the contribution of a certain entity to emission
reductions of other entities by providing decarbonization solutions in a given system, inother words “avoided emissions”.
Perspective to realize emission reduction throughout the value chain (Para 51) 2

Importance of higher energy efficient cooling⚫ In the IEA report, global energy use for space cooling is projected tojump from 2,020 TWh in 2016 to 6,200 TWh in 2050 – an astounding
threefold increase.

Source: The future of cooling (2018), IEA

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Japan’s efforts and technologies contribute to the world
Annual power
consumption (kWh)Annual power consumption of air-conditioner in JapanWBCSD published Guidanceon Avoided Emissions

Approx. 30%
improvement

856

870

FY
- Trend in simple average of air-conditioners with heating/cooling capacity of 2.8 kW- Annual power consumption is based on the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS C 9612:2005

METI hold GGX×TCFD Summit
to accelerate discussion on AE

Source: Energy Technology Perspective 2023, IEA

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Thank you for your kind attention

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