Commentary / World Nov 25, 2019
by Hans-werner Sinn
Are EVs really as climate-friendly and effective as their promoters claim?
National Apr 16, 2019
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.2% in fiscal 2017 as use of renewables increased
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.2 percent in fiscal 2017 — a fourth straight year of decline — as the use of renewable energy increased, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday. Emissions totaled the equivalent of 1.292 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the fiscal year ...
Business / Corporate Dec 5, 2018
Volkswagen says the next generation of combustion cars will be its last
Volkswagen AG expects the era of the combustion car to fade away after it rolls out its next-generation gasoline and diesel cars beginning in 2026. Traditional automakers are under increasing pressure from regulators to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions to combat climate change, prompting Volkswagen to pursue ...
Business Apr 19, 2018
Hokkaido test site outshining other carbon-capture options in race to reduce emissions
by Aaron Sheldrick
A test site in Japan for burying carbon dioxide (CO2) below the seabed off Hokkaido is showing more promise than other carbon, capture and storage (CCS) projects by cutting costs and increasing efficiency, its developer says. While the $300 million (about ¥32 billion) site at ...
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jan 6, 2018
Japan spends scant energy on renewables
by Philip Brasor
Dec. 11, 2017, marked the 20th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty signed by 84 countries who committed to limit the release of greenhouse gases, which are considered the cause of global warming. Japan, of course, was one of the signatories, and a ...
National Oct 24, 2017
Tokyo to become carbon-free for four days during 2020 Olympic Games, Koike says
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has announced a plan to make the Japanese capital free of carbon dioxide emissions during the opening and closing days of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Tokyo will offset emissions during the four days with donated credits acquired through a ...
National | FOCUS May 17, 2016
Japan's plan for emissions cuts under scrutiny after Paris accord
by Miya Tanaka
Wrapping up the Group of Seven environment ministers' meeting Monday, Tamayo Marukawa, as chairwoman of the talks, hailed the "strong political will" demonstrated by the group to implement the landmark Paris climate accord reached last year. Critics, meanwhile, point out that without effective measures to ...
National Nov 20, 2015
Test begins to store carbon dioxide under seabed off Hokkaido
A trial operation for capturing carbon dioxide emitted by factories and power plants for undersea storage began Friday at the nation's first major facility for that purpose in Hokkaido. The government-backed project is aimed at putting the so-called CCS (carbon-dioxide capture and storage) technology into ...
Business / Corporate May 19, 2014
New group to lead joint research into automobile engines
by Masaaki Kameda
A joint research initiative for developing car engines will be led by the Research Association of Automobile Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), it was announced Monday. The aim of consolidating the industry's research into nonpolluting, fuel-efficient engines is to reduce development costs at each of the ...
National / Science & Health Nov 24, 2013
The chief of the U.N. Environment Program urged Japan to keep playing a leadership role in the fight against global warming, although it faces a challenge caused by Fukushima nuclear disaster, which left most of its atomic plants offline. "The world has in a sense ...