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Lili Fuhr
For Lili Fuhr's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2019
Why the plastic crisis matters
Humankind must find ways to get by without laying waste to the planet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2019
A new paradigm for plastics
We can no longer ignore the fact that plastic is a problem at all stages of its life cycle — not just after it ends up in the ocean.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018
Fossil fuel doublespeak
Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2017
Toward a global treaty on plastic waste
Plastic pollution is a global scourge that is entirely of our making — and entirely within our power to solve as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2017
How corruption is fueling climate change
Corruption ensures that moneyed and powerful interests are free from rules that hold them in check, and explains why governments have so far fallen short of upholding their commitments to reduce emissions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2016
Getting real on climate change
Mainstream politics, by definition, is ill equipped to imagine fundamental change. But last December in Paris, 196 governments agreed on the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — an objective that holds the promise of delivering precisely such a transformation. Achieving it will require overcoming serious political challenges, reflected in the fact that some are advocating solutions that will end up doing more harm than good.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2015
For the sake of Earth, let fossil fuels rest in peace
The fossil-fuel industry's success in safeguarding its own interests has come at the expense of the health of our planet and its people.

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