Japan’s government has suggested a new target to reduce the county’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 levels.

The government currently aims for a 46-percent reduction by fiscal 2030 compared to fiscal 2013. This is part of the efforts to realize net zero emissions by 2050.

Countries are required to submit their new emission targets for 2035 to the United Nations by next February.

The government proposed its new plan on Monday at an expert panel meeting of the environment and industry ministries.

A panel member suggested that the target could be more ambitious as there are growing concerns about the impact of climate change.

Another member stressed the need to set a goal that can be steadily implemented.

The Paris Agreement aims to pursue efforts to limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

At the UN climate change conference, COP 29, held in Azerbaijan earlier this month, Britain announced it will aim to reduce emissions by 81 percent compared to 1990 levels by 2035.

The Japanese government says it will consider the country’s target based on the plan it proposed while taking panel members’ opinions into account.