Hokkaido Gas will begin supplying carbon-offset city gas using J-Credits from Hokkaido-owned forests to 47 sites of Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. The covered sites are located in Hokkaido, and from the relevant gas meter reading month, all city gas consumption will be treated as having effectively zero CO2 emissions.
Hokkaido Gas announced that it will begin supplying offset city gas to 47 sites in Hokkaido operated by Hokuriku Bank and Hokkaido Bank, both under Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. The supply will use J-Credits from Hokkaido-owned forests.
This is the first such introduction at sites in Hokkaido, and the CO2 emissions from city gas used at the covered facilities will be treated as effectively zero.