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ENERGY 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2022
French nuclear giant’s fall puts Europe's energy security at risk
Technical problems at some of its largest reactors mean EDF is set to produce the smallest amount of atomic power in three decades, slashing exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2022
Global inflation threatens to end era of ever-cheaper clean energy
Relentless price declines over the past decade made renewables the cheapest sources of electricity in much of the world. In the past year, the price of solar panels are up 50%.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2022
In Ukraine crisis, Germany faces tough decisions over gas pipeline
Chancellor Olaf Scholz would face pressure from the United States and other Western allies to respond to any invasion by stopping the recently completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2022
Japan needs more than a carbon tax and green fund to achieve net zero
Environment Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi says the country needs 'investment for future prosperity, not just for plugging in the country's deficits.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2022
Japan’s LNG inventories slump to seven-month low on cold weather
The country has also received 10% fewer LNG deliveries in the one-month period through Monday compared to last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2022
China looks to grow its own blades for wind industry empire worth $60 billion
In Yunnan province, scientists are planting a key ingredient to help strengthen the country's position as the world leader in wind power: balsa trees.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Jan 17, 2022
Beneath the surface: Are Japan’s iconic hot-spring resources sustainable?
The public and private use of hot springs is leaving a significant imprint on the environment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2022
Traders wanted in a once-sleepy gas market with new kingpins
China became the biggest importer of liquefied natural gas in December, overtaking Japan for the first time since it pioneered the industry in the 1970s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2022
U.S. talks to energy firms over EU gas supply in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict
Any interruptions to Russia's gas supply to Europe would exacerbate an energy crisis caused by a shortage of the fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2022
Indonesia relaxes export ban to allow 37 coal vessels to depart
The export ban, implemented on Jan. 1 amid concerns of power shortages, has been eased for miners that have met a requirement to sell a portion of their output for local power generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2022
Indonesia considers coal levy as easing of export ban calms markets
Driven by concerns about the impact to their economies which depend on coal-fired power generation, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines had called for the measure to be eased.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2022
Philippines urges Indonesia to lift coal export ban
The Philippines' move follows similar requests from other Asian governments such as Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022
China can have cheap coal or common prosperity. Not both.
Operating 24 hours a day, the only way coal mines can increase output in a hurry is to skimp on maintenance, making for a dangerous situation.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 3, 2022
Japan's energy dilemma: How to achieve security alongside decarbonization
Tokyo, in its bid to go green, needs to depend on nuclear energy for the time being to achieve its aims, and now is the time for the government to face this issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021
South Korea presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines
Lee Jae-myung also pledged to put aside 'strategic ambiguity' in the face of an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry, vowing pragmatic diplomacy instead.

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