About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Asia 2015
published on 3 February 2015
9 pages
3 MB

Motoyuki Kamakura, from the Ministry of Environment (MOE), argued that support by means of financial grants are vital in closing the gap between conventional technology and energy efficient natural refrigerant-based equipment. As an example, METI’s funding scheme of 280 million JPY (€2.1 million) for 2015 supports R&D activities for development of high-efficiency HFC-free air conditioning systems, freezing and refrigeration equipment.

About the speaker(s)

Motoyuki Kumakura

 

Mr. Kumakura joined the Environment Agency in 1994. He was in charge of climate change policy, air pollution policy, nature conservation, nuclear safety. Mr. Kumakura later became the Director of the Office of Fluorocarbons Control Policy in Climate Change Policy Division. He currently holds this position in the Global Environment Bureau within the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan.