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岸田首相に焦り? 「奥の手」チャーター機で衆院選接戦区を遊説
岸田文雄首相を乗せて飛び立つチャーター機＝北秋田市の大館能代空港で2021年10月28日午後0時25分、川口峻撮影
岸田文雄首相は28日、衆院選の遊説で東北や北陸、四国地方を回るため、チャーター機で各地を移動した。自民党総裁の首相が選挙戦でチャーター機を使うのは、2009年8月に行われた衆院選の麻生太郎首相以来。全国各地に接戦区が広がるなか、数多くの応援演説をこなしたい岸田首相の焦りの表れとも言えそうだ。
首相は28日朝、東京・赤坂の衆院議員宿舎を出発すると、青森、秋田、新潟、石川、香川県の順に応援演説に回った。青森市から秋田県大館市までは車を使ったが、それ以降は全日空のチャーター便を使い空路で移動した。大館市では「大激戦を何としても皆さんの力で押し上げていただきたい。こうした強い思いで駆けつけた」と訴えた。
首相は27日までは、羽田空港を発着する定期便を利用して遊説先に出向くことはあったが、その後の移動は電車や車だった。選挙戦が終盤に差し掛かり、移動時間を短縮するため「奥の手」に出たとみられる。自民党関係者は「安倍晋三元首相は『追い風』で選挙に臨むことが多かった。今回はチャーター機を使わないと、接戦区を回りきれない」と話す。
首相の一日の動きを伝える毎日新聞の「首相日々」によると、09年8月の衆院選で麻生氏が、10年7月に投開票の参院選で民主党の菅直人氏がチャーター機を利用した。この2回の選挙は当時の与党が敗北した。
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EUの2020年の温室効果ガス排出、1990年比で31%削減
Brussels, 26/10/2021 - 11:50, UNIQUE ID: 211027_4
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EU News 236/2021
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欧州連合（EU）のエネルギー同盟に関する年次報告書と併せ、欧州委員会は本日、2020年におけるEUの気候政策の進捗状況に関する「EU気候行動進捗状況報告書」、「炭素市場報告書」および「燃料品質報告書」の3つの報告書を採択した。気候行動報告書によると、EUの27加盟国の温室効果ガス排出量は2019年に比べ、新型コロナウイルス感染症のパンデミックのために前例のない10%近く削減され、これによりEUの長期的気候目標の基準である1990年と比較して排出量全体は31%削減した。これは、EUが国連気候変動枠組条約の京都議定書の下で約束した、2020年までに1990年比で20%以上排出削減するという目標を大幅に上回ったことを意味する。今年のデータは世界経済の減速のために明らかに異例なものであり、来年になれば、長期的な傾向に関するより良い分析が可能になるであろう。
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EU Climate Action: Progress reports show 2020 emissions down 31% from 1990, 76% of ETS revenues used for green transition
Together with the annual State of the Energy Union Report, the Commission today adopted three reports on the progress of EU climate policies in 2020: the EU Climate Action Progress Report, the Carbon Market Report and the Fuel Quality Report. The EU Climate Action Progress Report shows that compared to 2019, EU27 greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 fell by almost 10%, an unprecedented drop in emissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought overall emission reductions to 31% compared to 1990, which is the reference for the EU's long-term climate goals. This means that the EU has substantially exceeded its target under the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol of reducing emissions by 20% by 2020 compared to 1990. The data for this year is clearly unique due to the global economic slowdown, and a better analysis of the long-term trajectory will be possible next year.
Compared to 2019, emissions in sectors covered by the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) fell sharply in 2020, by 11.4% from power generation and the bulk of industrial production, and by 63.5% from aviation. Non-ETS emissions, such as those from non-ETS industry, transport, buildings, agriculture and waste, fell by 6%. Since the introduction of the EU ETS in 2005, emissions have been cut by around 43%, exceeding the contribution of 21% set in the EU ETS legislation. In sectors not currently covered by the EU ETS, emissions were 16% lower than in 2005, surpassing the target set by the Effort Sharing Decision. However, transport and agriculture emissions are not likely to fall substantially without additional measures, as they have remained largely unchanged since 2005, except for the fall in transport emissions in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, net removals from land use, land use change and forestry have been on a worrying downward trend over the last decade, driven by the situation in forest ecosystems, including an increasing share of forests reaching maturity, increase in natural disturbances, an increase in wood demand, and a decrease of afforestation rates.
According to the Fuel Quality Report, further action is needed to meet the target of reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of transport fuels by a minimum of 6% by 2020 compared to 2010, which is set by the Fuel Quality Directive. The Report finds that the average GHG intensity of fuels in 2019 had fallen by 4.3% compared to 2010. The year-on-year progress achieved compared to 2018 was limited to a 0.6 percentage point decrease. Progress varies greatly across Member States, and almost all need to act swiftly to meet the 2020 target.
The Carbon Market Report shows that the EU ETS remains robust, withstanding the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. After an initial drop, carbon prices rebounded, and compliance in the 2020 cycle remained consistently high. Financial market rules are an important safeguard of the integrity and transparency of the EU carbon market and the established framework has worked well. Since 2018, the allowance price of the EU ETS has increased, leading to a rise in auctioning revenues from €3.2 billion in 2013 to €14.4 billion in 2020, which all go to the Member States. In 2020, 76% of these revenues were used, or planned to be used, for climate and energy purposes. In addition, a growing number of EU-funded climate projects are financed through the monetisation of emission allowances via the NER 300 programme, the Innovation Fund and the Modernisation Fund.
Greater efforts will be required to reach the 2030 goal of cutting net emissions by at least 55% and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Both targets are now legally binding under the European Climate Law. To ensure that the EU policy framework is fit for its new 2030 climate target, the Commission proposed in July 2021 the most comprehensive package of climate and energy legislation ever. To adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change and become a climate-resilient society by 2050, the EU has also adopted a new strategy on adaptation to climate change and submitted its Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC. Moreover, NextGenerationEU, the EU's €800 billion recovery plan, will provide significant support to Member States' climate projects.
Background
These three reports are published alongside the State of the Energy Union Report, information on energy subsidies and the report on competitiveness of clean energy technologies:
- The Climate Action Progress Report “Speeding up European climate action towards a green, fair and prosperous future” describes progress made by the EU and its Member States in attaining their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, and reports recent developments in EU climate policy. The report is based on data submitted by Member States under EU Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action.
- The Carbon Market Report describes developments in the functioning of the European carbon market, including on the implementation of auctions, free allocation, verified emissions, balancing supply and demand, market oversight and EU ETS infrastructure and compliance.
- The Fuel Quality Report provides information on the progress made with regard to the greenhouse gas intensity reduction of road transport fuels and the quality and composition of fuels supplied in the EU. The report summarises the situation reported by Member States under Articles 7a and 8(3) of the Fuel Quality Directive.
For More Information
Q&A on the sixth State of the Energy Union Report
Press Release on the State of the Energy Union
Climate Action Progress Report
State of the Energy Union Report