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Residents says “NO”: Concerned Citizens Set Up a Group to Consider Coal power plant in Sendai
KEPCO and Itochu plan to construct a coal power plant at Sendai Port In September 2014, media story revealed c…
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New report: Japan champions ‘clean’ coal technology despite ‘universal failure’ (November 14th, 2016)
New report: Japan champions ‘clean’ coal technology despite ‘universal failure’ November 14th, 2016 (Marrakesh…
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Strong Opposition Forces Indefinite Postponement of Construction Plans for Dangjin Coal-fired Power Plant in S. Korea
The South Korean Government is planning to build a number of new coal-fired power plants as Japan. Citizens, h…
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OCCTO Electricity Supply Plan: Energy Mix to Include Over 30% Coal in 10 Years’?
In June 2016, the Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) in Japan rele…
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Will Japan continue to develop coal power plants!? ; The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released “the technology road map for next-generation coal power plants”
In June 2016, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released “The Technology Road Map for Next-Ge…
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EIA -evading small-scale coal-fired power plants have started construction without pollutant emissions data disclosure
On July15th, Kiko Network released “A survey on small-scale coal-fired power plant projects”. By requesting in…
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IEA Report: The air pollution will get worse without clean energy investment
IEA ”Energy and Air Pollution 2016 – World Energy Outlook Special Report” in 2016 On June 27…
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Japan’s mercury emission standard stays very low level
Coal power plants emit not only CO2 but also various kinds of pollutants. Coal contains heavy metals including…
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Environmental NGOs request Tokyo Gas to switch to renewable from coal
Environmental NGOs request Tokyo Gas to switch to renewable from coal The “e-shift”, civil network organizatio…
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【Event】Pre-G7 International Symposium Climate Change and Energy: Issues of Coal-fire Power Generation
Pre-G7 International Symposium Climate Change and Energy: Issues of Coal-fire Power Generation At the Paris cl…
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Why is Tokyo Gas too, constructing coal power, not gas? – Despite Environmental Minister’s objection, Sodegaura’s coal project keeps moving forward –
Sodegarua coal-fired power plant in Chiba is one of the 5 projects that the Minister of the Environment object…
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Role of Ministry Environment questioned over coal plant approval
On February 8th, several media outlets reported that the Ministry of the Environment eased its opposition to p…
