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Japan 2026 green subsidy programmes

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In late July 2026 the Japanese government rolled out multiple subsidy schemes aimed at cutting carbon emissions. Japan expanded its carbon‑reduction grant framework. On 21 July it the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism opened applications for two domestic programmes: schemes: the Reiwa 8 Building GX/DX Promotion Project, which funds funding BIM data creation and life‑cycle CO₂ assessments for construction firms, and the Reiwa 8 Energy‑Efficient Sewage‑System Promotion Project, which supports supporting upgrades to high‑efficiency blowers, low‑energy treatment systems or renewable‑energy‑based treatment units at medium‑large sewage facilities. Both schemes are part On 25 July the government added two construction‑sector programmes. The revised Fiscal Year 2025 Commercial Vehicles Electrification Promotion Project (Construction Machinery) offers up to two‑thirds of the price difference or half the purchase price for GX‑certified electric machines and portable chargers, with a broader ¥1.43 billion budget and applications accepted via jGrants until 29 January 2027. The same ministry’s FY 2026 carbon‑emission‑reduction grant framework overseen by CO₂ unit development support funds the Ministry creation and third‑party verification of Land, Infrastructure, Transport emission factors for building materials and Tourism. Five days equipment, providing up to ¥4 million per product (¥10 million per applicant) through 24 December 2026, with private firm Value Frontier assisting applicants. A day later, on 26 July, the Ministry of the Environment announced Ministry launched the Resource Circulation Decarbonisation Promotion Project, offering awarding up to ¥44 million per applicant for feasibility studies of overseas waste‑treatment and recycling projects, especially in partners of the Japan Climate Initiative and the ASEAN‑Japan Energy Cooperation. In parallel, feasibility studies, while the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry provided a grant under the Global South Future‑Oriented Co‑Creation program to fund Ministry funded a pilot digitising Vietnamese agriculture, deploying Japanese cloud‑based software and satellite analysis agriculture to generate carbon credits and improve farm profitability. Together, the two credits. Together these announcements show Japan expanding its Japan’s 2026 subsidy agenda moving from domestic building and sewage upgrades to broader construction‑equipment electrification, international waste‑recycling waste‑recycling, and agri‑tech initiatives.

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