TOKYO -- Nippon Steel has set a goal to reach net-zero emission by 2050, Nikkei learned on Thursday, a move that could nudge other manufacturers to try to meet Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's pledge to achieve carbon neutrality across the country by the same year.
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Nippon Steel pledges to be carbon neutral by 2050
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Nippon Steel wants to be carbon neutral by 2050, a move that could encourage other manufacturers to follow. (Source photos by Hirofumi Yamamoto and Kyodo)
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