Japan’s New ‘Green Economy’ Bond May Fund Nuclear Projects
- Government avoided ‘green bond’ label on taxonomy concerns
- Kishida said new debt will raise funds for energy transition
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.'s Rokkasho reprocessing plant in Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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Japan plans to use its new type of sovereign debt to fund a wide range of projects designed to reduce emissions, possibly including nuclear power.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week proposed a “green economy transformation bond” to raise as much as 20 trillion yen ($157 billion) to help meet climate goals. The government decided not to issue green bonds because the more standard instruments also constrain the use of proceeds, according to people familiar with the matter.