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Energy

Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023

ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET

Dec 22, 2024

Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?

By Eric Johnston

Japan boasts the world’s third-largest potential supply of geothermal energy, but this renewable energy resource has mostly been untapped.

The entrance of the Sodegaura LNG Terminal, operated by Tokyo Gas, in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Dec 18, 2024

Japan's draft climate strategy spurs calls for bolder cuts in carbon emissions

By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu

The government last month presented a draft plan to aim for a 60% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 from 2013 levels.

The Stratos direct air capture facility, a joint venture between Occidental Petroleum and asset manager BlackRock, in Ector County, Texas

ENVIRONMENT / Energy / ANALYSIS

Dec 14, 2024

Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

By Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas

Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields.

No new turbines have been ordered in Sweden since the first quarter, according to the latest data from industry group Svensk Vindenergi, the longest such stretch in two years.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Dec 7, 2024

Free green power in Sweden is crippling its wind industry

By Lars Paulsson

The country has one of the greenest grids in the world. But even more is needed to electrify the rest of its economy.

Tokyo Gas' liquefied natural gas terminal in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, last month. The utility is considering several wind power projects in Southeast Asia amid the global decarbonization push.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Dec 5, 2024

Tokyo Gas eyes wind power projects in Southeast Asia

The gas utility is expected to make final investment decisions on some of the envisaged projects as early as 2025.

Employees at SunSource Energy inspect solar panels installed at a food processing plant in Greater Noida, India, on Nov. 21.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Dec 2, 2024

Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power

By Philippe Alfroy

India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant, an emblem of a determined push to boost solar energy.

Emissions rise from the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Norco Refinery in Norco, Louisiana, on June 12, 2020.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Nov 27, 2024

How AI and cloud computing may delay the transition to clean energy

By Valerie Volcovici and Laila Kearney

The pace of clean-energy deployments is moving too slowly to keep up with the new technology's demands.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.

Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?

By Alex K.T. Martin

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