Climate Change
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Global warming: Even cacti can’t take heat
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Sixty percent of cactus species will wind up in less hospitable climates over the...
April 27, 2022
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Sustainable aviation fuel taking off worldwide
The move toward sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from cooking oil, household garbage and othe...
April 12, 2022
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Mitsubishi to enter green hydrogen business in Europe through Dutch subsidiary
Mitsubishi Corp. will enter the green hydrogen business in collaboration with companies such as Brit...
April 7, 2022
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The world is running out of options to hit climate goals, U.N. report shows
The world is on track to blaze past a crucial climate target within eight years, some of the planet'...
April 5, 2022
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Say goodbye to free plastic utensils, amenities as law to reduce plastic waste comes into effect in Japan
From April 1, retailers and hotels in Japan will be required to charge for utensils and amenities ma...
March 31, 2022
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‘Local’ specialties on the move due to global warming
As a fruit normally found in the subtropics grows in Tokyo, peaches are cultivated in Aomori, the pr...
March 20, 2022
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Cost of offshore wind power continues to plunge
At the end of last year, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and the Land, Infrastructure, Tran...
February 16, 2022
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Mitsubishi, Mitsui to team up for CO2 storage off Australia
Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui & Co. plan to launch a project to store carbon dioxide in the seabed off...
February 3, 2022
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Govt to host emissions trading conference
The government will host an online international conference in February and March aimed at promoting...
February 3, 2022
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Tokyo aims to install solar panels at over 2,000 facilities
The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to install solar panels at more than 2,000 facilities it own...
January 7, 2022
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To boost decarbonization, Japan seeks more nations to join its emissions trading plan
Aiming to lead the global decarbonization movement and helping Japan decarbonize, the government pla...
January 6, 2022
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Companies in Japan must set renewable energy targets in as early as 2023
About 12,000 companies in Japan will be obliged, in as early as 2023, to draw up targets regarding t...
December 30, 2021
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Battle over coal continues to the last at COP26
GLASGOW — The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Clim...
November 16, 2021
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At COP26, Japan thanked for money but criticized over coal
Britain, which chaired the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Conve...
November 16, 2021
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20 nations to join hands in promoting electric vehicles
GLASGOW — Japan and about 20 other economies at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow have compiled an a...
November 11, 2021
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