Environment
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Japan Eyes 60% Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in FY 2035
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is considering setting a target of reducing its greenhouse ga...
November 26, 2024
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COP29 Reaches Agreement on Funding Target
Baku, Azerbaijan (Jiji Press)—Countries participating in the COP29 climate conference have agreed...
November 24, 2024
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African Elephants in Peril over a Half Century
African elephants are Earth’s largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent ...
November 22, 2024
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Over 300 Japan Firms to be Target of Govt’s CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme; Nearly 60% of Japan’s Emissions Come from Firms Targeted in Scheme
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to mandate companies that emit 100,000 tons or mor...
November 20, 2024
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Japan to Establish Greenhouse Gas Information Center; Climate Change Measure Announced at COP29
BAKU — The National Institute for Environmental Studies plans to establish a new information cent...
November 19, 2024
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Picky Protection Rules Hamper Swiss Mushrooming Craze
LES MOSSES, Switzerland (AFP-Jiji) — After suffocating COVID-19 restrictions, many embraced the c...
November 15, 2024
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Ukraine’s Forests Devastated in Hellscape of War
SVIATI HORY NATIONAL PARK, Ukraine (Reuters) — Serhiy Tsapok surveyed the smoldering ruins of pin...
November 9, 2024
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Invasive Trout Devouring Native Salmon In Lake Motosu; Anglers Face Environmental Crisis At Foot Of Mt. Fuji
Due to the propagation of an alien species of fish, the number of himemasu, or kokanee salmon, in...
November 1, 2024
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Azores Create Largest Marine Protected Area
LISBON (Reuters) — The regional assembly of Portugal’s Azores Islands approved the creation of th...
October 31, 2024
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CO2 Capture Technologies Advancing with Eye on Climate Change; New Technologies Include Absorption Coating Compound for Concrete
Amid worsening abnormal weather associated with global warming and climate change, including torr...
October 20, 2024
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Study Documents Extinction of 610 Bird Species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean islan...
October 19, 2024
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Carbon Removal No Solution If Warming Target Overshot, Researchers Say
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Even greater efforts to strip carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will fail ...
October 18, 2024
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Norway Police: ‘Russian Spy’ Whale Likely Died of Infection
OSLO (AFP-Jiji) — A beluga whale found dead in Norway in August, suspected by some of being a Rus...
October 17, 2024
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Population of 16 Familiar Bird Species in Sharp Decline in Japan; Azure-Winged Magpie Experiencing 14.1% Rate of Decline
A sharp decline in the number of familiar bird species, including sparrows and Japanese wagtails,...
October 15, 2024
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Low-Latitude Aurora Observed in Hokkaido; Influenced by Increased Solar Activity
SAPPORO — A low-latitude aurora was observed in Hokkaido early Friday morning, turning the northe...
October 11, 2024
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