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Climate Change
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Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World leaders promised to protect Earth’s forests, cut methane emissions an...
November 3, 2021
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No issue more pressing than future health of our planet
I was invited to speak at two important world gatherings — the G20 Summit in Rome and the COP26 meet...
November 2, 2021
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Kishida Leaves for Glasgow for Climate Summit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday morni...
November 2, 2021
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Evaluation system planned to speed up, reward regional decarbonization efforts
The government will introduce a system for evaluating the performance of efforts aimed at realizing ...
June 17, 2021
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Study: Fashion industry emits 95 million tons of CO2 per year
It is estimated that Japan is responsible for emitting 95 million tons of carbon dioxide a year when...
April 26, 2021
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U.S., China on separate paths for decarbonization
Climate change poses an existential threat to the world, U.S. President Joe Biden has warned. In Jan...
April 20, 2021
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COP26 agrees on ‘phasedown’ of coal-fired thermal power
GLASGOW — U.N. climate talks wrapped up Saturday with an agreement to work toward the “phasedown” of...
January 15, 2021
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