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Economic Consideration & Environmental Policy

The document discusses environmental policy and economic considerations in Japan. It provides an introduction to these concepts and outlines Japan's policies to protect water quality, such as treating wastewater and monitoring water quality. It also discusses policies to reduce air pollution from vehicles by establishing emission limits and compensating for health damages. The document argues that finding a balance between environmental and economic benefits is crucial, and that environmental policies tend to have a positive effect on economic growth.

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Economic Consideration & Environmental Policy

The document discusses environmental policy and economic considerations in Japan. It provides an introduction to these concepts and outlines Japan's policies to protect water quality, such as treating wastewater and monitoring water quality. It also discusses policies to reduce air pollution from vehicles by establishing emission limits and compensating for health damages. The document argues that finding a balance between environmental and economic benefits is crucial, and that environmental policies tend to have a positive effect on economic growth.

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Economic Consideration &

environmental Policy (Japan)


By CK Group

Group members : 1. Anisah Najihah Binti Abdul Jalal Bekri


(AN150051)
2. Choong Kai Huan (AN150335)
3. Chuah Yi Qian (AN150360)
4. Hannisa Fitri Binti Munardi (AN150157)
5. Syazwa Azirah Binti Rahmat (AN150314)
INTRODUCTION
What is environmental policy?
Environmental policy is the commitment of an organization
to the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms
concerning environmental issues. These issues generally
include air and water pollution, waste management, ecosystem
management, maintenance of biodiversity, the protection
of natural resources, wildlife and endangered species.[1]
What is economic consideration?
:An economy or economic system consists of the production,
distribution or trade, and consumption of limited goods and
services by different agents in a given geographical location.
Element (Economic Sustainability)
Criteria
Means
 Growth
 Expand green zones to
 Development
safeguard open space .
 Productivity
 Enlarge the amount of per capita
 Trickle down
green space
 Enact regulations to protect
every urban tree
 Allow poor to swap their garbage
for food .
 Encourage residents to separate
their garbage.
 Set up programs to recycle
recyclables
 Produce civic theater to promote
recycling
Environmental policy in Japan
 Protecting environmental quality of water
1. Policy measure for household wastewater
- To treat wastewater from household, government has
been promoting the sewage system.
The financial support provided by the central
government.
2. Monitoring and publicizing water quality.
- government monitor the quality of water according to the
method set by MOE. MOE will collect and publicizes the
result related to water quality to raise public awareness.
 Protecting environmental quality of atmosphere.

1. Reducing air pollution from mobile sources


- The Minister of environment establishes maximum
permissible limit on the amount of exhaust gases from
motor vehicles and also from non-road special motor
vehicles such as construction machinery.
2. Compensation for health damages caused by air
pollution.
Enviromental policies and
economic growth

 Enviromental studies cause an adjustment of economic structure


 The price of renewable resources and exposing public into the health
risk brought closer in the social cost
 lThe price of the recources become more expensive and constant.
 Polluting industries will be held while cleaner industries will be boosted
 Envorimental policy for air pollution on human health rise in economic
cost from healthcare spending.
 Secondary effect of policies affected business finance compliance cost
 Cost of jointly producing a convenctional output and cleaner enviroment
lower if produced separately
Air Pollution in Japan
 2005 Emmision standard control gas emmision
 Increase the sales affected vehicles
 Tax and subsidies (Increases social welfare)
 Promotes the company of firm buy a new car instead of
reusing old car.
 Increases economic for metal industry
Conclusion
 Finding balance between economic and enviromental
benefits are crucial
 Enviromental policies are tend more bring the positive effect
towards economic growth
REFERENCES
1- Eccleston, Charles H. (2010). Global Environmental Policy
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. ISBN 978-1439847664.
2.Iwata K,T. H. Arimura (2008),Economic analysis of Japanese
air pollution regulation.
4.Dale W. Jogerson (1990),Enviromental Regulation and U.S
Economic Growth,The Rand Journal Economics Vol 12 ,RAND
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