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It covers around 17% of the prefectureʼs 2022 emissions.  \nSaitamaʼs ETS covers about 600 entities in the industrial and commercial buildings sectors. The cap is aggregated bottom-up from annual facility-level emissions limits (baselines) . Covered entities must surrender compliance units for emissions that exceed the installationʼs baseline, which is calculated using base-year emissions and a compliance factor, but also things such as expected energy efficiency gains and the extent to which the installation consumes energy supplied by other facilities. The Governor of Saitama, after expert consultation, sets the compliance factor for each period.  \nThe ETS was instituted as part of the “Saitama Prefecture Global Warming Strategy Promotion Ordinance”, with the aim of eventually establishing a common system with other prefectures in the metropolitan area. Saitamaʼs ETS is linked to Tokyoʼs cap-and-trade program, with credits mutually exchangeable between the two.  \nETS Status  \nin force  \nJurisdictions  \nSaitama  \nYear in Review  \nIn 2025, the fourth compliance period ( FY2025 to FY2029) started. The compliance factor rose to 50% for office buildings and 48% for factories. Off-site renewable energy, including self-consignment and PPA, counts as zero emissions to boost the use of renewables, and certificates derived from renewable energy can be deducted from energy-related CO₂ emissions. In addition, actual emission factors, instead of fixed emission factors, are used to calculate emissions from electricity, heat, and city gas supplied by retailers, based on contracts with the facilities.  \nMoreover, from April 2025, a new system for excess emission reductions credits was introduced and applies to reductions achieved through energy efficiency and renewable energy; credits will no longer be awarded for certification improvements or emission factor adjustments.  \nIn June, the Prefectural government announced that, in FY2023, the Saitama ETS achieved a 42% reduction in emissions below base-year levels (see ʻAllowance Allocationʼ section for base-year calculation) .  \nIt was also announced that, in FY2023, 448 of the 564 covered facilities (79%) achieved their targets in the second compliance period.  \nSectoral coverage  \nBuildings  \nIndustry  \nOverall GHG Emissions excl. LULUCF (MtCO2e)  \n37.8 MtCO2e ( FY2022)  \nGHG reduction targets  \nBy 2030: 46% reduction from FY2013 levels (Saitama Prefecture Global Warming Countermeasures Action Plan, Second Phase) By 2050: Carbon neutrality (Saitama Prefecture Global Warming Countermeasures Action Plan, Second Phase)  \nCurrent Allowance Price (per t/CO2e)  \nAverage price (second compliance period, 2015 to 2019): JPY 144 ( USD 0.95)  \nSize & Phases  \nCovered emissions (2022)  \n17.00%  \nVerified ETS Emissions  \n6.30MtCO2e  \nGHGs covered  \nCO2  \nPhases  \nPHASE 1: 1 April 2011 to 30 September 2016  \nPHASE 2: 1 April 2015 to 31 January 2022  \nPHASE 3: 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2026  \nPHASE 4: 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2031  \nThe Saitama ETS has both phases and compliance periods (see ʻComplianceʼ section) . A phase is defined as the compliance period plus an additional 18-month adjustment period, during which facilities may continue to trade credits in order to reach their targets for the corresponding compliance period.  \nBy exception, an additional four months to the usual 18-month adjustment period applied for the second phase due to impacts of t he COVID-19 pandemic.  \nCap or total emissions limit  \nPHASE 1: 33.3 MtCO2  \nPHASE 2: 45.6 MtCO2  \nThe total emissions limit under the system is the sum of the bottom-up installation-level baselines for all individual covered entities. These baselines are calculated using base-year emissions and a compliance factor (see ʻAllowance Allocationʼ section) .  \nThe bottom-up emissions limit for the first ","cbCailEcmIJXvj2A","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailEcmIJXvj2A","pdf",74407,"English","# General Information\n## ETS Description\n## ETS Status\n## Year in Review\n## Sectoral Coverage\n# Targets, Prices, and Structure\n## GHG Reduction Targets\n## Current Allowance Price\n## Size & Phases\n## Cap or Total Emissions Limit\n## Sectors and Thresholds\n# Allowance Allocation & Revenue\n## Allowance Allocation","[{\"question\":\"What is covered by Saitama’s ETS and how many entities participate?\",\"answer\":\"The ETS covers about 600 entities in industrial and commercial building sectors, and includes 564 facilities in FY2023 (168 offices/commercial buildings and 396 factories).\"},{\"question\":\"How are facility baselines and compliance obligations determined?\",\"answer\":\"Each facility’s baseline is calculated from base-year emissions multiplied by (1 minus the compliance factor) and by the compliance period length. Facilities must surrender credits if emissions exceed the baseline, while those below the baseline can keep or trade excess credits.\"},{\"question\":\"What changed in the fourth compliance period and the approach to crediting reductions?\",\"answer\":\"In 2025, the fourth compliance period began (FY2025 to FY2029). From April 2025, a new excess emissions reductions credit system applies to reductions via energy efficiency and renewables, and credits are no longer awarded for certification improvements or emission factor adjustments.\"}]","Japan-Saitama Target Setting Emissions Trading System - Factsheet 84 | PDF",15]