Japan aims to release prelim ‘Green GDP’ estimates by end-March – economy minister

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Published: Jan 24, 2022, 05:38 UTC

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is drafting an economic growth measure taking climate action into account and aims to release a preliminary estimate by the end of March, economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa said on Monday.

Japan's new Minister for Economic Revitalisation Daishiro Yamagiwa arrives at prime minister's office in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is drafting an economic growth measure taking climate action into account and aims to release a preliminary estimate by the end of March, economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa said on Monday.

Asked about so-called “Green GDP” in a parliament session, Yamagiwa also said, “The Cabinet Office has been working on it this fiscal year as a commissioned project, given trends in global society,” such as initiatives by the United Nations and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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