A Research on the Policies for reducing greenhouse gasses-----Incentive Measures for Construction Sector

2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 14530047
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 経済政策(含経済事情)
• Research Institution: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Reiko National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Graduate School of Policy Studies, Professor, 政策研究科, 教授 (00241927)
• Project Period (FY): 2002 – 2003
• Keywords: Kyoto Protocol / Global Warming / Environmental Policy / Buildings / Economic Incentive / Labeling / Efficient Energy Use / Reduction of CO2 Emissions

Research Abstract

This research examined policy instruments for reducing greenhouse gasses form building sector. Though government has various policy options for reducing green house gases, each policy means has its own merits and demerits. It is important that government makes should do the best choice before the policy plan.
The economics literature contains estimates of the costs or benefits reducing greenhouse gases. Policymakers should integrate information from many sources and develop a synthesis based on a range of studies and approaches, each of which provides insight into some aspects of the problem while ignoring others.
The building sector is economically important in Japan, accounting for a significant proportion of industrial activites and jobs The building sector also has a great impact on the environment. The energy consumed in operating buildings accounts for about 25%-40% of final energy consumption in Japan. Building regulations, for example, have long played a central role in improving energy efficiency. Economic instrument and information tools could enhance each other's effectiveness if they were appropriately combined for building sectors.