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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2021
White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid
The White House hopes to capitalize on growing momentum for a push to require the U.S. grid to get 80% of its power from emissions-free sources by 2030.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2021
Five key lessons for energy transition in the age of COVID-19
The World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2021 indicates that only 10% of the 115 countries analyzed maintained a steady upward trajectory toward energy transition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2021
Japan pledges 46% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2030
Suga announced Thursday that Japan will target a 46% cut in greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 from 2013 levels, a sharp upgrade from its earlier goal of a 26% cut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2021
Clean crude? Oil firms use offsets to claim green barrels.
Oil-and-gas companies worldwide are increasingly trying to market their products as cleaner using a range of controversial methods, including buying credits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2021
Ahead of Biden's climate summit, U.S. lawmakers relaunch 'Green New Deal'
Initially introduced in 2019, the nonbinding resolution seeks to eliminate U.S. greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and transition the economy away from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2021
Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half
The president will commit the United States to deep cuts in emissions at an Earth Day summit meeting that starts on Thursday, according to people familiar with the plan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2021
A tale of two makers: GM and Toyota take different electric roads in China
While General Motors has successfully tapped into the market for small, no-frills runarounds, Toyota is still in mid-size and SUV territory.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2021
Biden’s global climate debut risks falling short on new goals
Before the U.S. can lead on climate change, it will first have to overcome the world's mistrust.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2021
Japan joins U.S. in urging China to accelerate climate action
China's 'air pollution control could directly affect our people's health and society,' said Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2021
Japan's ticket to zero carbon could be century-old technology
Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a wave of investment into one of the most controversial forms of carbon capture: methanation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2021
Climate scientists swap fieldwork for high-paid finance jobs
Banks, asset managers and private equity firms, faced with tough regulations to decarbonize portfolios and loan books, are competing to grab the people with the right green expertise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021
Facebook’s new target in the misinformation war: Fake news about climate change
Climate change has emerged as a key priority in Facebook's quest to stomp out misinformation, an effort that involves policing user posts while simultaneously defending free speech.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021
Cows join carbon market in quest to curb planet-warming burps
Livestock farming accounts for about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, largely from cows, sheep and other ruminants that emit methane.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2021
Japan and UAE to collaborate on hydrogen tech and supply chain
Japan's government set a goal in December to boost its annual hydrogen demand to 3 million metric tons by 2030, from about 2 million tons now.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2021
To avoid blackouts, California’s installing more big batteries than all of China
It will be the biggest test yet of whether batteries are reliable enough to sustain a grid largely powered by renewables.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2021
Climate change won't be stopped by 593 pages of green tape
In the race to net zero, the European Union should have a head start in setting those standards given many years of investor interest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2021
A better way for farmers to cash in on carbon
U.S. President Joe Biden's climate plan calls for the establishment of a carbon bank that would pay farmers and ranchers to store carbon dioxide in their soil.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province, in October 2010.
A new tour of Tokyo’s most underground attraction
When you stare into the abyss at the bottom of the No. 3 shaft of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, the abyss stares back.
Japan’s population shrinks for the 14th consecutive year
Japan’s population has been falling year on year since 2011 after peaking in 2008.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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