Taxes we paid are too often used to finance public projects, which, far from addressing existing environmental problems, burden the environment and cause even more environmental damage. On the other hand, economic instruments such as taxes, if used properly, can help us make policies that are both environmentally effective and economically efficient.

JACSES advocates a green tax reform that integrates environmental considerations into the economic policymaking, and at the same time, utilizes economic instruments, especially environmental taxes, to resolve environmental problems. (Learn more about Green Tax Reform program...)

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Carbon Policy Express

What We Do

JACSES promotes understanding about environmental taxes and green tax reform among policy makers, NGOs, academia, industry representatives and the general public.

JACSES forms Carbon Tax Research Group with other NGOs in Japan to advocate the introduction of carbon taxes in Japan; (More information on Carbon Tax Research Group in Japanese only)

JACSES recommends improvements in policies, legislation and administrative procedures to accelerate green tax reforms. (Learn more about our proposals and books);

JACSES organizes seminars and symposiums, bringing together policy-makers, industry representatives, scholars and the general public.(Check out our events);

JACSES publishes Carbon Policy Express, a monthly e-mail magazine, to keep its readers up to date on critical climate policy developments on both the international and national levels. (Learn more about Carbon Policy Express)