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Coal piles at Jera's Hekinan thermal power station in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, in October 2021

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Jul 8, 2024

Japan should phase out coal power by 2035, climate group says

By Sing Yee Ong

The nation should adjust its national targets and slash emissions by two-thirds by the middle of the next decade, according to the Japan Climate Initiative.

A gyrotron, which is used to heat plasma for nuclear fusion reactions, developed by Kyoto Fusioneering

ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET

Jul 7, 2024

Kyoto Fusioneering looks toward a 'Made in Japan' approach for nuclear fusion

By Chris Russell

Although it recognizes that international collaboration is key, the startup sees the country playing an integral role in the fusion ecosystem.

New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the nation on Friday in London.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Jul 5, 2024

U.K.’s election is a rare win against anti-climate campaigns

By Olivia Rudgard

Keir Starmer’s Labour has a manifesto that puts climate and clean energy front and center, unlike some parties in Europe and the U.S.

Wind turbines near New Brighton, England. According to the International Energy Agency, Japan could produce over 900% of its energy demand with offshore wind alone.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET

Jun 30, 2024

Japan looks farther out to sea for overdue wind power boost

By Eric Margolis

A bill enabling development in the country's exclusive economic zone is seen as key to Japan achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

A solar farm in Switzerland. Solar power is leading the power’s sector’s transformation, with investment in the area set to reach $500 billion this year.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Jun 6, 2024

Clean energy spending set to reach twice that on fossil fuels, IAEA reports

By Grant Smith

Nonetheless, continued spending on coal, gas and oil remains at a level that’s too high to conform with global climate goals.

A hydrogen storage tank and loading system at a liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal in Kobe. Japan and the European Union have agreed to work together on policies related to clean hydrogen.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

Jun 4, 2024

Japan and EU agree to work on creating hydrogen demand and supply

By Katya Golubkova

Tokyo sees hydrogen as a new and cleaner source to gradually substitute liquefied natural gas, part of Japan's path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Nawaf Al-Osimy, chief technical officer of the Jazlah Water Desalination plant, which draws vast quantities of water from the Persian Gulf and makes it drinkable, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, on March 4.

ENVIRONMENT / Energy

May 30, 2024

Saudi Arabia eyes a future beyond oil

By Stanley Reed

The kingdom is trying to juggle its still-vital petroleum industry with alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it faces pressure to lower carbon emissions.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.

As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals

By Alex K.T. Martin

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