Japan's 2025 Environment White Paper sets eyes on Circular Economy and Biodiversity

Japan's 2025 Environment White Paper sets eyes on Circular Economy and Biodiversity

Last week, Japan’s Cabinet approved the 2025 Environment, Circular Economy and Biodiversity White Papers, combining three statutory reports into a single volume. Its contents urge an overhaul of production and consumption to keep future growth within planetary limits. Driven by the Sixth Basic Environment Plan, the document argues that climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are converging into a “triple planetary crisis” and that only a…