New environmental support to Russia 1999.08.15

The government plans to embark on a "Japan-Russia Environmental and energy comprehensive planning and cooperation project" totaling 10 billion yen as a new Russia support measure. The pillar is a joint study of greenhouse gas reduction business (approximately 6 billion yen in three years from fiscal 1999), promoting the introduction of oil alternative energy such as wind and solar (support of 1 billion yen during fiscal 1999), Support for infrastructure development such as water supply and road (support of 400 million yen during fiscal 1999).