東証、排出量取引市場を開設　企業、自治体の脱炭素後押し

　東証は１１日、二酸化炭素（ＣＯ２）排出量を取引する「カーボン・クレジット市場」を開設した。再生可能エネルギーの活用や森林整備などによるＣＯ２の削減・吸収分を国が「Ｊ―クレジット」として認定し、企業や地方自治体が売買する。取引価格を透明化して市場参加者を増やし、企業などに脱炭素を促すのが狙いだ。
　西村康稔経済産業相は同日午前、東証で開かれた記念式典に出席し、同市場は「わが国の排出量取引制度の中核」と指摘した上で、企業の関連投資に期待を示した。東証を傘下に置く日本取引所グループの山道裕己最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）は「脱炭素実現に向けた貢献策として、市場運営の経験などを生かしていきたい」と抱負を語った。
　１１日には再エネや森林など計３６８９トン分の売買が成立した。（2023/10/11-17:48）

The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday launched a carbon credit market for carbon dioxide emissions trading to promote decarbonization efforts by companies and others.
   CO2 emissions reduced and absorbed through measures such as the use of renewable energy and forest management are certified by the Japanese government as J-Credit carbon credits, which can be traded among firms and local governments in the new market.
   By making transaction prices transparent, the new market is expected to help boost the number of participants in the carbon credit system and provide economic incentives for companies and others to promote decarbonization.
   At a ceremony marking the launch of the carbon credit market, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said the new market will be "the core of the country's emissions trading system."
   The system is "growth-oriented, with those who reduce emissions earlier having smaller burdens," Nishimura explained. He voiced the expectation that related investments by firms will become more active.