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Laurie Goering
Japan Times
WORLD
May 20, 2023
As world's poor face 'compounding crises,' what could curb risks?
The world's poorest communities are facing the harshest impacts of climate change — a reality that is driving worsening poverty, potential for conflict and resentment against top polluters.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 15, 2023
Sustainable food — not more of it — needed as global hunger soars
Farmers today grow sufficient crops to feed twice the current population — but but nearly a third of food produced globally is spoiled or thrown away.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 14, 2023
As the planet warms, enforcement needed for corporate green pledges
Dealing with climate change through voluntary commitments, especially by businesses, 'has simply not worked,' noted one advocate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2023
In Brazil, 'bioeconomy' initiatives offer hope of a less destructive future
Amazon forest has an economic value four times higher than if turned into cattle pasture, if benefits such as its contribution to rainfall, clean air and a stable climate are considered.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2023
How can drought-parched Somalia break out of endless crisis?
To build a more resilient Somalia, 'we have to change the narrative that local people do not have the capacity to manage finance,' the head of a climate change nonprofit said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2022
At COP27, climate 'loss and damage' funding makes it on the table
Some rich nations — including the U.S., EU countries and Australia — have resisted a loss and damage fund, fearing they could face trillions of dollars in liability for damages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
'Negotiating our future': Youth set to grab power roles at COP27
Young people have long been at the forefront of green protests and activism outside the corridors of power. Now many are striding into those corridors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2022
As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists plan for the unthinkable
With fossil fuel emissions still going up and climate-fueled disasters multiplying, one researcher says it's time for an 'honest assessment of the risks and what can be done.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2022
As Pakistan drowns, better climate planning urged to cut risks
Problems from a lack of investment in warning systems to the building of homes in danger zones and a failure of political will to cut fossil fuel use are key drivers, analysts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2022
Scientists seek sun-dimming stopgap for climate crisis as 1.5 C threshold nears
The technology carries serious and unpredictable risks, critics say — with some so worried that they believe research should stop and outdoor tests should be banned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2022
As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
War in Ukraine slashed wheat and fertilizer exports, while climate-induced disasters destroy harvests — together, they create harrowing risks to global food security.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2022
Green transition slowed by economic and social barriers, not technology
About 90% of the global economy is now covered by pledges to cut climate-changing emissions to net-zero by around mid-century, but at the moment, 'No one is moving fast enough.'
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2021
To defend fragile 1.5 C goal, Glasgow Climate Pact must get results — fast
Rules governing carbon markets, finally agreed upon at COP26, could indicate net-zero pledges that favor offsetting emissions rather than cutting them.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2021
Push to end oil and gas expansion takes off at COP26, but not everyone keen
Countries, development banks and national groupings have pledged to end financing new fossil fuel projects overseas, but big funders including China, Japan and South Korea have opted out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2021
Scarce carbon storage threatens net-zero push as emissions keep rising
An accelerating push to build enough carbon capture and storage capacity to meet expected demand — and hold onto global climate goals — faces huge obstacles.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2021
As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'
Rising seas, driven by melting glaciers and polar ice and by the expansion of warming oceans, threaten low-lying communities from the Pacific islands to U.S. cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2021
China expected to favor green tech over coal in new five-year plan
China is today the world's largest emitter of planet-heating gases, responsible for about 28% of total global emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2021
Small island states and Britain warn U.N. of climate threats to security
Weather-related disasters are displacing 16 million people a year, with water shortages and crop failures making vulnerable people prey to human traffickers, the British prime minister said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2021
U.N. climate chief urges world 'in a tough spot' to keep fighting warming
Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change is a problem countries must work together to address or "all nations will feel the reverberations," the United Nations' climate chief warned on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2021
As companies chase net-zero, backers say carbon offsets are 'part of the answer'
As more companies commit to cutting their emissions to net zero, the offsets they purchase could spur development of clean technologies like hydrogen fuel.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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