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 ...
For the sake of the future, make 2015 Earth Year
Just as we demand that our governments address risks associated with terrorism or epidemics, we should put concerted pressure on them to act now to preserve our natural environment and curb climate change.
The government should aim for ambitious plans to cut Japan's emissions that would compare favorably with the targets set by other advanced economies.
The reality of Mexico's climate change promise
Mexico has become the first developing nation to meet the United Nations' challenge to publish a road map for combating climate change.
Japan may set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, as part of efforts to strike a new global deal to combat climate change later this year. The target, still a source of conflict within ...
Japan must develop ways to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions without depending on nuclear power.
University of Tokyo study warns of increased flood risk due to global warming
The unchecked progress of global warming would increase the risk of flooding at the end of this century in 42 percent of the Earth's land surface, mainly in Asia and Africa, according to a study published Sunday by British science journal Nature Climate Change. The ...
