???? 據3月9日Natural Gas World報道，日本碳中和液化天然氣買家俱樂部成員之一東京天然氣公司(Tokyo Gas)表示，一個由15家日本實體組成的集團已經建立了碳中和液化天然氣(CNL)買家聯盟。

????該聯盟包括東京燃氣公司、朝日集團控股公司、五十鈴汽車公司、奧林巴斯公司、酒井化學工業公司、Duskin公司、Tamagawa Academy & University、東芝公司、Toho Titanium公司、新大谷公司、Marunouchi Heat Supply公司、三井住友信托銀行、三菱地產公司、Yakult Honsha公司和Lumine公司。

????東京天然氣公司表示，建立聯盟的目的是為了擴大碳中和液化天然氣的使用，并提高其效用價值，以實現可持續發展。報告稱，碳中和能源有助于企業應對氣候變化，并提高它們在環境、社會和治理方面的評級。

????當液化天然氣生命周期內的排放量被碳信用抵消時，液化天然氣就被指定為碳中性——碳信用發放給那些避免或減少排放到大氣中的項目。東京天然氣公司于2019年開始進口碳中和液化天然氣，并成為日本第一家將其作為碳中性城市天然氣供應給客戶的公司。

????王佳晶 摘譯自 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.