Climate Change
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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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Japan-led initiative to spur aid to help nations cope with CFCs
GLASGOW — Japan, the United States and European nations are among an international alliance of 73 na...
November 10, 2021
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Japanese companies pitch decarbonization tech at COP26
GLASGOW — Japanese companies are promoting their decarbonization technologies at the 26th U.N. Clima...
November 7, 2021
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Business ready to do its part for climate goals
Our planet is in peril. Rising temperatures and harsh weather patterns — once risks that were on the...
November 5, 2021
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Kishida vows $10 billion in assistance to decarbonize Asia
GLASGOW — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Tuesday to provide up to $10 billion (about ¥1.14 tri...
November 3, 2021
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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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