9 Juin 2015
June 8, 2015
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Jun. 8, 2015 - Updated 13:46 UTC+2
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told leaders from the Group of 7 countries that Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2030.
Abe made the announcement on Monday, the second day at the G7 summit in southern Germany.
Abe said Japan has been faced with a huge shift in the energy environment since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
He said Japan's energy consumption has declined since the disaster, but the country will not stop there.
Abe said Japan's government has decided to aim for a 26 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to 2013 levels.
Japanese officials say other leaders appreciated the target, calling it aggressive.
The leaders agreed to push for the adoption of a framework that includes all countries at the UN climate change conference scheduled for the year-end in Paris.