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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2022
Australia’s ‘climate election’ finally arrived. Will it be enough?
The likelihood of a significant shift in Australia's climate policy has suddenly increased after Anthony Albanese led the Labor Party to an election win.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2022
Millions at risk as India's severe heat wave exposes cooling gaps
Almost 323 million people across India are at high risk from extreme heat and a lack of cooling mechanisms such as fans and refrigerators.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2022
A hot, deadly summer with frequent blackouts is coming
Energy supplies are so fragile that there just won't be enough to go around, and power cuts will put lives at risk when there are no fans or air conditioners to provide relief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 22, 2022
How robots can help build offshore wind turbines more quickly
New software and robotics systems — initially intended to help conduct research on other planets — may shave years off the time needed to put up offshore wind turbine farms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022
In sharp switch, Australia votes for climate action
The election represents a remarkable change for Australia, one of the biggest per capita carbon emitters and exporters of coal and gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022
Australia's Labor Party takes power as Morrison concedes defeat
The Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Morrison's conservative government in a shift likely to bring greater action on climate change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2022
Electric farms in Japan are using solar power to grow profits and crops
In many respects, Takeshi Magami's farm is like any other in Japan. But one major difference sets it apart from its neighbors: the 2,826 solar panels perched above the crops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2022
Japan needs to make best use of nuclear energy, utilities group head says
Serious discussions are needed on nuclear power policy as the global liquefied natural gas market may become even tighter in the event of disruption to Russian gas supply, he said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2022
If Tesla isn’t good enough for an ESG index, then who is?
While many would agree few automakers have done more than Elon Musk's company in the global shift away from fossil fuels, the company has had other problematic issues at times.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2022
Climate-conscious independents could determine Australian election
Enraged by the lack of government action on climate change, the candidates are campaigning hard on environmental issues in the hope of appealing to moderate voters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2022
Companies should go green abroad, not just at home
Companies need to be rewarded for reducing emissions globally, not for scaling down their ambitions to focus on geographies where greener manufacturing is easiest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2022
Poor workers bear the brunt of India's heat wave
For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the outskirts of New Delhi is hard enough. This year, record high temperatures are making it unbearable.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2022
How climate change is fueling more intense global wildfires
So far this year, more than 24,000 fires have burned across the U.S., the highest in at least 10 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 15, 2022
What it’s like to live through India’s nonstop heat wave
Extreme heat has afflicted India since March, where temperatures in a region home to over 1 billion people broke a 122-year record.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2022
Creaky U.S. power grid threatens progress on renewables and electric vehicles
After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming. But that progress could be derailed without a massive overhaul of America's antiquated electric infrastructure.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2022
Climate envoys urge faster action in shadow of Ukraine war
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry echoed the call for the Ukraine war to drive a quicker shift to renewables.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2022
Investors push Japan’s J-Power to accelerate climate action
Shareholder proposals call on the electricity producer to set new short- and medium-term emissions reduction targets and to disclose details on how to meet those goals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2022
A coal mining hub could decide Australia’s future
At stake is the policy of a nation that is a potential renewable-energy superpower but still gets 70% of its electricity and about a quarter of its exports from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2022
With $47 billion in assets, China’s climate-focused funds surpass U.S.
In 2021, record inflows and outperformance by the domestic clean energy sector bolstered Chinese climate funds by drifing a 149% increase in value from the previous year.
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.

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