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CLIMATE CHANGE

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2021
Climate-vulnerable countries float 'emergency' timetable to cut emissions
The grouping wants countries to ramp up their plans for emissions cuts at every annual U.N. climate summit through to 2025.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2021
G20 leaders to commit to tackle 'existential' climate challenge: draft statement
Leaders, who will gather for talks on Saturday and Sunday in Rome, will pledge to take urgent steps to reach the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the draft shows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2021
COP26 a tug of war between competition and cooperation
This year's COP26 conference will test the spirit of cooperation that emerged in Paris, where 196 governments adopted the historic Paris accord.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2021
Why 25 previous conferences have failed to stop climate change
Climate talks are at a disadvantage from the start as their intent is stunningly broad: remaking the energy systems that have powered the planet since the Industrial Revolution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2021
ASEAN countries must lead on biodiversity
To improve regional ASEAN resilience and promote sustainable growth, the post-COVID-19 recovery must focus not only on decarbonization, but also on the protection of nature.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2021
Climate accord roadblock: U.S.-China cold war
If the United States and China cannot work together on this issue, they cannot work together anywhere. Together, they are responsible for over 40% of carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021
Southeast Asian nations tout green power links ahead of COP26
The countries are speeding up their plans to transmit renewable energy through a proposed regional power grid, with first trials set for 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. Democrats fret over getting climate deal to Biden ahead of COP26
Hitting Biden's emissions target would be made more difficult if Congress fails to pass the key climate provisions lawmakers are eyeing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021
Doomed to fail? How carmakers' climate vows fall short — and who's to blame
Companies argue that their ability to transition to electric vehicles is dependent on conditions outside their direct control.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021
Nuclear power’s awkward role in crucial COP26 climate talks
Anti-nuclear nations from Austria to New Zealand have opposed attempts to label atomic technology with the same credentials as wind or solar power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2021
Xi's not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader's likely absence
Xi Jinping's expected absence from the talks could indicate that the world's biggest carbon dioxide producer has already decided that it has no more concessions to offer at the U.N. summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2021
Migration set to rise in India as climate change makes weather more extreme
In 2020 alone, India suffered its worst locust attack in decades, three cyclones, a nationwide heat wave and flooding that killed hundreds of people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2021
World 'way off track' in halting warming as greenhouse gas levels hit record
Carbon dioxide levels in 2020 rose more than the average rate over the last decade despite a temporary dip in emissions during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2021
Shunning fossil fuels too soon may prove catastrophic
Renewable energy accounts for a tiny fraction of overall energy supply. The growth in renewable sources of energy fails to even meet the growth in global demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 24, 2021
A crucial U.N. climate summit kicks off Oct. 31. Here's what you need to know.
Experts say the COP26 summit in Glasgow could prove decisive in determining whether humankind can avoid catastrophic global warming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2021
Negotiators edge closer to global carbon market deal at COP26
The Glasgow gathering has been billed as a make-or-break summit to curb global warming, with the U.K. pushing hard for world leaders to raise their climate ambitions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2021
Deal struck on $100 billion climate aid plan for poor nations
The spending plan is being closely watched as a signal of the commitment of wealthy nations whose greenhouse gas emissions are most responsible for fueling climate change.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.

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