Tag - environment

 
 

ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2022
How climate change is intensifying tropical storms
While scientists haven't yet determined the full extent of climate change's influence, there's strong evidence that devastating storms are getting worse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 26, 2022
Dyeing houses tap tradition to develop redyeing as eco-friendly business
The fashion industry has a surprisingly big impact on the global environment, through activities such as the cultivation of cotton used as a raw material and the transportation of products.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022
Why some climate activists are calling for reparations
Pakistan's floods have led to renewed calls for rich polluting nations, which grew their economies through heavy use of fossil fuels, to compensate developing countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2022
Joe Biden’s climate bill has the U.S. battery industry revved up
Battery upstarts are salivating over goodies in a bill, particularly the tax credits for manufacturing components in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2022
'Time is up': Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at U.N.
During the gathering of world leaders at the U.N. this week, Vanuatu urged the world to focus on combating global warming by calling for a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2022
Why are nature protection funds not reaching Indigenous peoples?
More international donor funding is being pledged to support Indigenous groups — but this cash usually comes with tight restrictions on how it must be used.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2022
Climate takes a back seat to other problems at U.N. meet
So far, the handful of leaders who focused their U.N. speeches on climate have been those representing countries most affected by it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022
Looking for reasons to be cheerful about climate action
Those working on climate change worry that the barrage of bad news is causing 'climate doomism,' a sense of hopelessness that they fear may undermine action.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022
Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests 'rampant,' study says
One in five posts by oil, car and airline companies center on sports, fashion or social causes that direct attention away from their core businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
War and energy crisis fires global hunt for coal, sparking investment in polluting fuel
Buyers in Europe and beyond are now vying to pay top dollar for coal, often from remote places that until now hardly even shipped the fuel.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Sep 18, 2022
Ash's cocktails and coffee lack a major element: waste
Shibuya has no shortage of watering holes, but how many source ingredients from the leftovers of other bars and restaurants?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2022
As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists plan for the unthinkable
With fossil fuel emissions still going up and climate-fueled disasters multiplying, one researcher says it's time for an 'honest assessment of the risks and what can be done.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2022
Climate change intensified rain that fueled deadly Pakistan floods, study says
The death toll from the floods has risen to nearly 1,500 and the physical damage to the country may surpass $30 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2022
Traffic, water shortages and floods: The slow death of India's tech hub
In the 1990s, Bengaluru rapidly became India's answer to Silicon Valley, attracting millions of workers and some of the biggest IT firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2022
Patagonia founder gives away the company to help fight climate change
Rather than selling the company or taking it public, Yvon Chouinard and his family have transferred their ownership of the $3 billion brand to a specially designed trust and a NPO.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2022
Lure of cheap China hydropower backfiring due to climate change
The cost of electricity in hydro-rich provinces tends to be about half the price of the coal-power benchmark. Frequent droughts are now changing that.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2022
A big payoff from U.S.-China climate coordination
Although the United States and China have both begun to make significant strides toward carbon-free electricity generation, they could move even faster if they worked together.

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