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Volume 8, Issue 9 (Suppl) J Earth Sci Clim Change
ISSN: 2157-7617 JESCC, an open access journal Climate Congress 2017
October 16-17, 2017
October 16-17, 2017 Dubai, UAE
3rd World Congress on
Climate Change and Global Warming
Toward a legal and policy framework for carbon capture and storage in Japan: Optimizing policy mix
approach
Akihiro Nakamura, Yanagi Kenichiro and Komatsu Eiji
Meiji University, Japan
The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology deployment has been widely considered as a crucial tool to contribute
to reducing the large amount of the global carbon dioxide emissions created by the human society. In order to encourage
large-scale deployment and/or commercial uses of CCS, it is essential to consider policy mix options and the best selections,
especially for making greater cost efficiency and scaling up the further facilities for CCS deployment. The need for CCS is also
varied depending on country and region. Despite the fact that there are many existing discussions about best selection of policy
mix associated with selecting effective policy instruments in general, to date there has been little discussion on CCS specifically,
due to the lack of experience in the field of industry. In this regard, this article specifically offers a potential analytical framework
for policy mix approach to the future CCS deployment in Japan. Throughout this study, we have addressed a number of key
instruments, which are considered and implemented in various countries, including the European Union, Canada, the UK, the
US and Norway. This study also identified existing and potential policy instruments relevant to Japan, although commercialized
CCS has not yet been enacted to date. Accessing relevant literature, we have proposed two major models for policy mix options,
which are “Regulatory model for enterprises” and “Public works model for the relevant authorities”. Our project further takes
responsibility to conduct analyses for best policy and legal developments for this country.
Biography
Akihiro Nakamura is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Law, Meiji University, Japan and Adjunct Researcher at University of Tasmania in Australia.
He has completed his PhD in Public Policy from the University of Tasmania. His research expertise is in the field of policy instrument analysis in relation to climate
change policy.
Akihiro Nakamura et al., J Earth Sci Clim Change 2017, 8:9 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-033