BRIEFING: Japan’s GX-ETS design shows tangled, bottom-up approach

Published 11:04 on March 23, 2026 / Last updated at 11:04 on March 23, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), Insights (Briefings)

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Design for Japan's emissions trading scheme manifests a bottom-up approach that seeks to ensure flexibility and business competitiveness, yet it remains challenging to estimate the policy effectiveness, a webinar heard last week.
Design for Japan's emissions trading scheme manifests a bottom-up approach that seeks to ensure flexibility and business competitiveness, yet it remains challenging to estimate the policy effectiveness, a webinar heard last week.


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