IWATE PREFECTURE DECLARED A ‘CLIMATE EMERGENCY’; WILL CUT DOWN GAS EMISSIONS

Highlights –

• Iwate prefecture declared a ‘climate emergency’; will cut down gas emissions.
• The prefecture also plans to work on energy conservation measures.
• The plan also includes subsidizing the installation of LED lighting, and building levees to prepare for floods.
• Similar declarations have been made by many foreign governments.

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