Businesses remain committed across advanced economies, but policy uncertainty, costs and capability gaps are slowing progress and widening the execution gap.
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Japan firms least confident on net zero among G7, BSI survey shows
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**The widening execution gap in Japan risks stalling the deployment of high-integrity nature-based solutions across the Asia-Pacific region. **
- Uncertainty in corporate net zero pathways directly hinders long-term capital flows into LULUCF and biodiversity restoration projects that require 10-20 year commitments.
- The lack of confidence suggests a potential pivot away from high-additionality sequestration projects toward cheaper, lower-quality avoidance credits, undermining ecological integrity.
- Capability gaps in Japanese firms limit the development of localized Blue Carbon initiatives where Japan holds significant geographical potential but lacks market-ready financial vehicles.
Market & Policy Outlook
**Policy ambiguity and capability deficits are decoupling Japanese corporate strategy from international benchmarks like SBTi and ICVCM Core Carbon Principles. **
- Japan's 'Green Transformation' (GX) policy framework currently lacks the price signals necessary to bridge the cost gap for Article 6.2 ITMO participation and high-integrity carbon procurement.
- Low confidence in net zero targets signals a systemic risk for global Scope 3 alignment, as Japanese suppliers may fail to meet the rigorous decarbonization demands of G7 partners.
- The execution gap threatens to marginalize Japanese firms from the 'CCP-Label' market, as high-integrity credits require technical monitoring capabilities that firms currently admit they lack.
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