Carbon Neutrality: Yokohama shifting towards biofuel

Nov 18, 2022

Yokohama, (Japan) Nov 18 (ANI): Yokohama city is enthusiastically promoting decarbonization and advocating "Zero Carbon Yokohama."Yokohama city has progressive industrial area. It is gathering companies that have sympathy to the decarbonization policy of Yokohama City. Euglena is the main constituent of Yokohama city’ biofuel organization. It established a promotional plant to produce bio jet fuel and biofuel for diesel engines from algae and abolished the use of cooking oil. Euglena has already made abroad overseas developments. It will contribute to global de-carbonization."Asia Smart City Conference," an international conference for smart cities, was hosted by Yokohama City. At the conference, Yokohama City introduced the efforts of de-carbonization and SDGS through cooperation between the city and companies. Foreign inspectors visit companies directly to inspect various technologies, and it is an opportunity for companies to expand their technology overseas. Yokohama City is biggest city in Japan. Its administrative activity to direct future industry will affect other local governments and the Japanese government.