Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2014
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Act
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
Renewable, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Hydropower, Solar, Wave and Tidal, Wind
Issued by: 
Government of Japan
Notes: 
Bilngual document
Overall Summary: 
The purpose of this Act, in light of plentiful resources that exist in rural areas that can be utilized for land, water, biomass, and other types of electricity from renewable energy sources, is to contribute to rejuvenating rural areas and diversifying energy resources by taking measures to promote the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in rural areas.
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
[R]ejuvenating rural areas and diversifying energy resources by taking measures to promote the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in rural areas.---The promotion of the generation of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources in rural areas must be carried out so as to improve the vitality of the areas and achieve sustainable development under close mutual cooperation with municipalities, business operators engaged in electricity from renewable energy sources, agricultural/forestry/fishery workers and groups organized by them, and other concerned people in the community.
RE action plans: 
The relevant minister shall stipulate a Basic Policy for the rejuvenation of rural areas by promoting the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries [...].
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
[R]ejuvenating rural areas and diversifying energy resources by taking measures to promote the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in rural areas.---The promotion of the generation of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources in rural areas must be carried out so as to improve the vitality of the areas and achieve sustainable development under close mutual cooperation with municipalities, business operators engaged in electricity from renewable energy sources, agricultural/forestry/fishery workers and groups organized by them, and other concerned people in the community.
Decarbonization strategy: 
A Basic Policy must be harmonized with the national plans concerning measures to prevent global warming.
Land use change for energy production purposes: 
In light of the importance of the food supply, national land conservation, and other functions of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, the promotion of the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources in rural areas must be properly coordinated with utilization for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries and also for the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources in order to ensure agricultural and forestry land, fishery ports, and their surrounding waters essential for the sound development of local agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
Governance
National policy structure: 
The relevant minister shall stipulate a Basic Policy for the rejuvenation of rural areas by promoting the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries [...].---A Basic Policy must be harmonized with the national plans concerning measures to prevent global warming.