Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Regarding the conclusion of a comprehensive partnership agreement for carbon-neutral town development in Annaka City
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Annaka City (Mayor: Hitoshi Iwai) and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Shinichi Sasayama) have recently concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) for
carbon-neutral city development.
Annaka City has adopted the “Zero Carbon City Annaka Declaration,” in which citizens, businesses, and the city work together to combat global warming, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050. We have announced the “Annaka 5 Zero Declaration Plus One”, which aims to strengthen the resilience of the world and realize a decarbonized society, and have been promoting initiatives for environmental measures.
This agreement further promotes these efforts, contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality and strengthening resilience, as well as aiming for further development of the region by solving local issues and creating more attractiveness, and creating a sustainable city. We will continue to lead to the realization of this goal. [Cooperation matters]
(1) Matters related to total coordination of efforts toward
carbon-neutral town development
(2) Matters related to local production and consumption of energy (3) Matters related to the dissemination of solar power generation equipment, etc. to individuals and businesses
(4) Matters regarding procurement of low-carbon energy and provision to public facilities, etc.
(5) Matters related to optimizing energy use by utilizing energy data, etc. (6) Matters related to strengthening regional resilience
(7) Matters related to creating new value from a local perspective (8) Matters related to awareness-raising activities through
environmental energy education, food education, etc. in schools, etc. (9) Matters related to strengthening support for specialized human resources in efforts toward carbon-neutral city development
(10) Matters regarding dissemination of information such as the attractiveness of carbon-neutral town development
(11) Other matters related to improving services to residents and creating a carbon-neutral town
[Conclusion date]
August 23, 2024
◆Annaka City Mayor Hitoshi Iwai Comment
Annaka City has formulated an implementation plan for global warming countermeasures (area measures and administrative projects) for 2022. Furthermore, in June 2023, we announced the “Zero Carbon City Annaka Declaration” and “Annaka Five Zero Declarations Plus One,” aiming for zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Citizens, businesses, and the city must come together and work together to address environmental issues. We believe that the conclusion of this agreement will be an opportunity to materialize this and accelerate efforts to address environmental issues. There is also a large-scale solar power generation plant owned by Tokyo Gas in the city, so we will continue to work closely with them and work together with them to realize “Zero Carbon City Annaka.”
◆Comment from Masako Konishi, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Regional Co-creation Company, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
In Tokyo Gas Group’s 2023-2025 medium-term management plan “Compass Transformation 23-25,” we have set the goals of “achieving both stable energy supply and decarbonization” and “full-scale deployment of solutions,” and are working with many companies and local governments. Through this collaboration, we are moving forward with initiatives aimed at realizing a carbon-neutral society. Last November, we launched IGNITURE, a solution brand that goes beyond energy and solves customer issues.
With the conclusion of this agreement, Annaka City aims to promote efforts toward the realization of the “Zero Carbon City Annaka Declaration” and “Annaka Five Zero Declarations Plus One” through mutual cooperation between the city, citizens, and businesses. At the same time, we are very happy to be able to collaborate with these companies by leveraging the trust we have earned from our customers and our strong local ties that our group has cultivated since our founding. We will continue to work on solving regional issues and creating a sustainable town through value co-creation with Annaka City.
(Reference) About the solution business brand “IGNITURE”
[Image: https://prtimes.jp/i/21766/1107/resize/d21766-1107-e08e8c73e17d047fb547-0.jpg&s3=21766-1107-9d73a1f4baa3f65220968fa5b386b3a1-290×109.jpg] Tokyo Gas launched the solution business brand “IGNITURE” on November 30, 2023, with the aim of “full-scale deployment of solutions.” Through the solutions developed under “IGNITURE,” customers in households, corporations, and regions/communities can achieve “a more prosperous future through improvements in economy, convenience, and efficiency through optimization,” and “decarbonization.” You can easily maintain a sustainable lifestyle and business by improving your resilience.
Click here for details on IGNITURE (https://igniture.tokyo-gas.co.jp/) That’s all