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GLOBAL WARMING

WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2016
Sell last gasoline car by 2035 to meet climate goals, study says
The last gasoline-powered car will have to be sold by about 2035 to put the world on track to limit global warming to the most stringent goal set by world leaders last year, a study said on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2016
Renewables credited with 28 million-ton drop in Japan utilities' carbon emissions in 2015
An association of Japanese electric power companies said Monday that carbon dioxide emissions by its members declined in fiscal 2015 to around 441 million tons, partly due to greater use of renewable energy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016
Time to seize the climate's low-hanging fruit
An amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons could be a boon for climate-change mitigation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2016
Welcome to the Anthropocene
For better or worse, humans are now in charge of the entire planet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2016
Microfinancing can build climate resilience
If the world is serious about mitigating the worst effects of climate change, both the public and private sectors should support efforts to extend microfinancing to small and medium-size enterprises.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 6, 2016
Climate change threatens nation's agriculture
Dark clouds cast gloom over future domestic food production as global temperatures rise
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2016
Earth's 'annual physical' finds El Nino, warming left land, sea warmest-ever in 2015
Last year was the warmest year on record for land and sea, partly because seasonal El Nino climate patterns prevailed year-round, and melting ice pushed sea levels to the highest ever, a study based on the work of more than 450 scientists worldwide confirmed on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Time Europe doubled down on energy efficiency
Energy efficiency around the world is increasing at roughly 1.5 percent per year, but global energy consumption is rising at around 3 percent annually.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2016
Why climate change is an education issue
Education can help people better appreciate the risks climate change poses to global economic and social structures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 4, 2016
Water crunch could sink economies, especially in Mideast, by midcentury: World Bank
Economies across large swaths of the globe could shrink dramatically by midcentury as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change, the World Bank reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016
Now is the time to fast-track climate action
With governments preparing to sign the Paris agreement on April 22, there has never been a better opportunity to press ahead toward a brighter, cleaner, more prosperous future.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2016
A setback for emissions cuts?
Short-term cost factors are taking precedence over long-term emissions goals in the government's energy policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2016
Global warming seen upsetting natural cycle, may delay next ice age for 100,000 years
Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2015
Switzerland has kept records for 150 years and this December clocks in as the warmest
Switzerland will mark its warmest December since the country that founded winter tourism began keeping records 150 years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2015
Britain's long transition from coal holds lessons for China
Cheaper sources of energy, not government policies, serve as the greatest incentive for phasing out the use of coal.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2015
Abe says Japan will not sacrifice growth as world agrees to combat climate change
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan intends to balance efforts to fight global warming without sacrificing economic growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2015
Forest protection efforts need to be refocused
If the climate negotiators meeting in Paris are truly interested in halting forest loss and bringing climate change under control, they must address the underlying causes of these problems.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2015
The climate-terror connection
Where climate change threatens to lay waste to the environment, fanatics have banded together to lay waste to civilization.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2015
Climate change can fuel Asia's next economic boom
Asia should go clean and green as that's where the smart money is heading over the next 20 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2015
Abe, Hollande call for international solidarity against terrorism
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande called Monday for international solidarity against terrorism in the wake of the deadly Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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