For Jessica Shankleman's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
U.S. and European officials pushing for tougher climate action are worried the energy crunch that’s snarling the global economy could also undermine crucial United Nations talks next month.
Behind-the-scenes arguing among delegates — when progress was blocked by last-minute nerves, political tensions and a shortfall of funding — illustrates the difficult road ahead.
At the Climate Ambition Summit, one country after another failed to raise the bar, as leaders offered only incremental steps.
Members of Britain's Parliament delivered a sharp warning to the country's next prime minister: They will not allow him to pursue a no-deal Brexit without a fight. In a dramatic result Tuesday evening, MPs narrowly passed a measure aimed at stopping the U.K.'s future leader ...
Taxi driver Theo Ellis, the first person in Europe to drive Toyota Motor Corp.'s hydrogen-powered Mirai sedan for business, loves telling passengers about the technology that emits nothing but water. They ask him about its costs, greenness, and the majority inquire about safety. To his ...
