Seventh Strategic Energy Plan (Draft)

In December 2024, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ('METI') released a draft of the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan for public comment. The draft plan noted proposed efforts for the reduction of emissions in the LNG value chain, including by encouraging voluntary efforts to reduce methane emissions and by cooperating with organisations such as the International Methane Emissions Observatory, that provides data to reduce methane emissions. The plan also noted proposed efforts to cooperate with other countries in relation to methane countermeasures.