TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet will try to push its climate change bill through the country's upper house later in the year if it runs out of time in the current parliamentary session, a senior government official said.
Japan is the world's fifth-biggest greenhouse gas emitter and a pledge to cut emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 has become a cornerstone of the government's long-term economic growth strategy.
Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan took office last week, eating into upper house debating time, with the current session of parliament expected to end later this week ahead of upper chamber elections next month.
