Tag - climate-change

 
 

CLIMATE CHANGE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2021
Group of 20 faces a moral imperative on climate safety
G20 countries account for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2021
How to tackle COVID-19 jobs crisis and climate change? Invest in clean energy
Investing in green technology can help economies recover, but governments are spending more on carbon-heavy industries to spur growth lost during lockdowns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2021
Britain's fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near
Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is a challenge for Britain, as halting new oil and gas development in the North Sea will mean relying on imported fuel to keep up with energy demands.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2021
Time for Tokyo and Seoul to lay a foundation that takes relations in a positive direction
While the political winds do not portend improved relations in the short term, Kishida shouldn't write off Moon's suggestion to improve cooperation on nontraditional security issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2021
Investors fear green complexity as countries draft over 30 sustainability rule sets
After years of complaints that there were no rules to determine what constitutes a 'sustainable' investment, some are now fretting that soon there will be too many.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2021
If COVID-19 rattled our food chain, climate change is a seismic shock
Climate change is having an impact on agriculture more grave than COVID-19, and far more complex — driving a paradigm shift in the business of food.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2021
Indonesia's Jokowi urges developed countries to commit to climate funding goals
Rich countries have missed a target to raise $100 billion a year to support developing countries in their climate action projects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2021
Zero-emission vehicles and renewables to take off, climate policy report says
The U.N.-backed Principles for Responsible Investment predicted 'dramatic' and 'sweeping' changes in food, energy, transport and industry policy between now and 2025.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2021
Moon dust: Greenland's recipe for saving the Earth
Among the glaciers and turquoise fjords of Greenland, a mining company is betting rock similar to the one the Apollo missions brought back from the moon can address Earth's climate problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2021
Key to Biden’s climate agenda likely to be cut because of Democrat's opposition
Biden had hoped enactment of the legislation would clean up the energy sector, which produces about one-quarter of greenhouse gases in the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 16, 2021
It’s up to Kishida to put Suga’s climate goals in action
Fumio Kishida inherits the lofty climate goals set by his predecessor, Yoshihide Suga.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2021
'Terrifying' warming ahead as climate pledges fall far short of 1.5 C goal
Current commitments put the world on a trajectory to a catastrophic 2.4 degree Celsius of warming by the end of the century, calculations by a climate policy expert show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2021
The myopic and imprudent talk of ‘sustainability'
The rate of income improvement historically has been about 2% per year. That means that our great-grandchildren in 2100 will be over four times better off than we are today.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2021
IEA warns world isn’t investing enough to meet future energy needs
Investment in green energy lags what's needed to keep the planet from warming significantly, while fossil fuel spending also fails to cater for currently growing demand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021
Global energy crunch ties China's hands ahead of COP26 climate conference
Two speeches from China's top leaders, delivered days apart, have revealed that Beijing plans to continue supporting fossil fuels even as it invests in renewable energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021
Asian Development Bank boosts 2019-2030 climate financing goal to $100 billion
The additional $20 billion in financing support will provide support for climate mitigation efforts including low-carbon energy sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021
Chevron adopts operational net zero ‘aspiration’ by 2050
While the move came in response to social and investor pressure, the campaigner that filed a more substantial investor proposal slammed the oil giant's response as 'disappointing tokenism.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2021
Contentious climate debate: Should rich nations pay for damage done to poorer countries?
Developing nations contribute the least to climate change but they are the most affected, leading some to discuss whether or not developed nations should take responsibility for the damage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2021
In a world fighting climate change, fossil fuels take revenge
Across the world, fossil fuels are making a remarkable comeback as a supercharged recovery from the pandemic boosts demand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2021
Superpower rivalry and vaccine envy set stage for climate talks
U.S.-China tensions loom over COP26, as does the inequality between rich and poor countries in both COVID-19 response and climate finance.

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