据3月9日Natural Gas World报道，日本碳中和液化天然气买家俱乐部成员之一东京天然气公司(Tokyo Gas)表示，一个由15家日本实体组成的集团已经建立了碳中和液化天然气(CNL)买家联盟。
该联盟包括东京燃气公司、朝日集团控股公司、五十铃汽车公司、奥林巴斯公司、酒井化学工业公司、Duskin公司、Tamagawa Academy & University、东芝公司、Toho Titanium公司、新大谷公司、Marunouchi Heat Supply公司、三井住友信托银行、三菱地产公司、Yakult Honsha公司和Lumine公司。
东京天然气公司表示，建立联盟的目的是为了扩大碳中和液化天然气的使用，并提高其效用价值，以实现可持续发展。报告称，碳中和能源有助于企业应对气候变化，并提高它们在环境、社会和治理方面的评级。
当液化天然气生命周期内的排放量被碳信用抵消时，液化天然气就被指定为碳中性——碳信用发放给那些避免或减少排放到大气中的项目。东京天然气公司于2019年开始进口碳中和液化天然气，并成为日本第一家将其作为碳中性城市天然气供应给客户的公司。
王佳晶 摘译自 Natural Gas World
原文如下：
JAPANESE FIRMS FORM CARBON NEUTRAL LNG BUYERS CLUB
A group of 15 Japanese entities has established the Carbon Neutral LNG (CNL) buyers alliance, one of its members Tokyo Gas said on March 9.
The alliance comprises Tokyo Gas, Asahi Group Holdings, Isuzu Motors, Olympus Corp, Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Duskin Co., Tamagawa Academy & University, Toshiba Corporation, Toho Titanium Co., New Otani Co., Marunouchi Heat Supply Co., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Yakult Honsha Co. and Lumine Co.
Tokyo Gas said that the alliance was established with the aim of spreading the use of carbon-neutral LNG and increasing its utility value, in the interests of sustainability. Carbon neutral energy helps companies tackle climate change and improve their environmental, social and governance ratings, it said.
LNG is designated as carbon neutral when its lifecycle emissions are offset with carbon credits, issued to projects that avoid or reduce emissions emitted into the atmosphere. Tokyo Gas began importing carbon-neutral LNG in 2019 and became the first company in Japan to supply it to customers as carbon-neutral city gas.
