TOKYO -- Big Japanese companies reduced their carbon dioxide emissions relative to sales by nearly a third in 2024 compared with three years earlier, in a sign that they are balancing lower CO2 output and earnings growth.
Increased renewable energy usage reduces environmental cost of sales growth

Solar panels cover the roof of a shopping mall in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo. (Makoto Okada)
TOKYO -- Big Japanese companies reduced their carbon dioxide emissions relative to sales by nearly a third in 2024 compared with three years earlier, in a sign that they are balancing lower CO2 output and earnings growth.