Japan Inc.'s plans to cut emissions fall short of 2030 national target

Companies to reduce greenhouse gases 40%, coming in under government's 46% goal

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Japanese power utility JERA accounts for roughly a tenth of the country's total emissions. (Photo by Makoto Okada)

SHUNSUKE USHIGOME, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Efforts by hundreds of Japanese companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions will not be enough to fulfill the government's goal for the end of the decade, according to official data released Tuesday.

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