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CLIMATE

Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2021
From Singapore to Rio, the smart money is on greener buildings
'There's a growing shift toward including the green credentials of a building within what constitutes competitive advantage for a developer,” according to one industry observer.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2021
A grandiose dream to carve out a giant coal mine in frozen eastern Siberia
Far from backing away from coal, Moscow is doubling down: Last summer, the Russian government approved an energy strategy that could see its coal output increase by up to 50% by 2035.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Australia's Victoria state commits to halving emissions by 2030
One of the world's largest carbon emitters on a per capita basis, Australia is under mounting pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2021
NGOs call on Asian Development Bank to end fossil fuel loans
The international lender holds its annual meeting this week with a focus on a green economic recovery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Stung by 2015 fires, Indonesia's shift to forest protection reaps rewards
A bold policy reset amid the crisis has helped the country achieve four straight years of declines in deforestation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2021
Europe's Green Revolution? Italy's spending plans raise doubts
A closer look by environmentalists at the spending plans prepared by Italy raises questions about how green Rome's contribution will be to Europe's recovery plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2021
Canary in the coal mine: Study finds world's glaciers melting faster
Nearly all of the world's glaciers are losing mass — and at an accelerated pace, according to a new study published Wednesday that could impact future projections for ice loss.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2021
The geopolitics of climate change
Geopolitical risk is not an excuse to alter our course or reverse direction. Rather, it is an impetus to accelerate our work toward a just transition for all.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2021
Her prophecy of an Australian inferno was proven right
Climate change is a politically charged issue in much of the world. But the debate is especially heated in Australia.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2021
Why it’s so difficult to compare nations’ climate goals
There is no common accounting for what nations in the Paris Agreement are doing to fight climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2021
Urgent methane cuts needed to rein in climate change, U.N. warns
Methane has a higher heat-trapping potential compared with carbon dioxide and it breaks down in the atmosphere much more quickly, meaning cutting methane emissions can have an impact sooner.
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 27, 2021
Economic issues, once divisive, now bind Japan and the U.S.
The two governments' discussion of economic issues is a path to mobilization and cooperation, not contestation (at least between themselves).
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
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2021
Governments want you to buy green. Ignore them at your peril.
Nations have pledged massive cuts on greenhouse gas emissions, paving the way for a torrent of regulation set to benefit green stocks and bonds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2021
Biden’s climate summit sets up a bigger test of U.S. power
Now comes the hard part.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2021
Japan’s new emissions goals a step forward but not enough to hit 2050 target
Climate Action Tracker analysis shows that Japan needs to reduce emissions by 62% by 2030 from 2013 levels to meet Paris Agreement targets.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2021
Biden’s climate summit shows how far U.S. leadership has to go
Many of the 40 heads of state who participated had their own message: America needs to do more to convince everyone else that it's both up to the task and reliable over the long haul.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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