2021/1/18
The following is from today's Sankei Shimbun.
The following is from today's Sankei Shimbun.
This article reveals that the so-called carbon pricing (CP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are schemes by China to undermine the developed countries, which are dominated by pseudo-moralism.
China is using the excuse that it is a developing country to deceive the developed countries and that no restrictions are imposed on China.
In this way, they raise the electricity prices of developed countries, keeping them at a huge disadvantage in terms of cost competitiveness compared to China.
TV Tokyo, which places importance on female university students such as Naomi Trauden and uses them as standard-bearers, is the most foolish broadcasting station promoting China's vicious ploys.
In other words, it is not an exaggeration to say that the parent company, Nikkei Shimbun, is also a newspaper company entirely under China's control, just like the Asahi Shimbun.
When the Chinese Communist Party ends and the reality of China's foreign operations, such as the Levchenko and Mitrokhin documents, is revealed, just how many politicians, bureaucrats, business people, academics, and media figures will be exposed to the light of day?
The Japanese people will be stunned by the sheer number of them.
Keidanren President: "I won't reject it"
However, the business world also has strong opinions against the CP, saying that it would be a heavy burden on management.
There have been a succession of "fire-fighting" comments from various quarters of the business world.
Akio Mimura, President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has clearly expressed his opposition, saying that "companies are already burdened with expensive energy costs even by international standards, and the high electricity prices will impact management."
Kengo Sakurada, the representative director of the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), also expressed the view that institutionalization would be brutal, saying, "There are major hurdles to whether society will accept CP."
Even insiders at Keidanren have expressed the opinion that "Nakanishi's remarks simply mean that this is something that should be discussed and considered, and does not mean CP itself is approved."
The fact that Keidanren's proposal released in early December last year avoided mentioning the concept of a carbon tax suggests that the organization is not united on the issue.
With Prime Minister Kan strongly indicating his support for introducing a carbon tax, moves towards introducing one, such as the introduction of a carbon tax or emissions trading, will gather pace in the first half of this year.
In the business world, there have been calls such as "If the burden on companies increases due to the introduction of a carbon price, it will hinder the promotion of corporate innovation in terms of the environment" (significant financial institution) and "If a carbon tax is introduced, it will be inevitable that the pillow system will be revised, so the careful debate is essential" (business leader).
The debate towards introducing a carbon price will continue to smolder as a significant source of friction.
