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Kirin and Hitachi begin joint research on the creation of forest-based carbon credits
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
Hitachi, Limited
TOKYO, April 3, 2025 - Kirin Holdings Company, Limited and Hitachi, Limited concluded a joint research agreement in March 2025 with the aim of creating forest-based carbon credits.*1 By utilizing Kirin’s “Rapid propagation system of plants” and Hitachi’s “Remote monitoring technologies and digital measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)*2 technologies,” we aim to create high-quality forest-based carbon credits, while also working to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieve biodiversity conservation through the protection of afforestation areas. In this way, we will contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society and the conservation of the natural environment.
*1 The right to trade greenhouse gas emission reductions.
*2 Referring to the measurement, reporting and verification of GHG emissions and absorption. Ministry of the Environment.
