Japan: Japan Proposes Default GHG Emission Values for Wood Pellets

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   JA2023-0007

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) proposed default greenhouse gas (GHG) emission values for biomass feedstock eligible for the feed-in tariff and feed-in premium (FIT/FIP) programs for power generation. METI will accept comments in Japanese on the proposal through January 23, 2023.

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