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【News】90% Feel Summer Is Getting Longer, But Remain Reluctant to Take Action Against Global Warming
In recent years, Japanese awareness of climate change appears to be shifting. In this article, we introduce three awareness surveys related to climate change.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (Dec. 1, 2025)
Globally, renewable energy surpassed coal for the first time in its share of the power mix during the first half of 2025. How can we phase-out coal power plants by 2030?
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【News】The Science Council of Japan Released Recommendation on the Climate Crisis
The Science Council of Japan released the recommendation calling for industry, government, academia, and the public to “mobilize their full resources” to address the climate crisis.
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【News】 “ACT松島(Matsushima)” Renewal
The ACT Matsushima website, which compiles issues and related information about the GENESIS Matsushima Project, has been revised. Please check strengthen of information on the English Info.
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【News】J-POWER plans to retire Takasago Thermal Power in FY2028
On October 31, 2025, J-POWER announced the decommissioning plan of inefficient aged Units 1 and 2 at the Takasago Thermal Power Station by the end of fiscal year 2028.
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【News】Health Impacts and Economic Losses Caused by Climate Change
Climate change-induced extreme weather events are causing significant damage to the health, livelihoods, societies, and economies of people worldwide. Here we picked up 2 reports.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (Nov. 1, 2025)
This is the JBC database update. J-POWER officially announced that it shut down 2 units at the Takasago Coal-Fired Thermal Power Station by the end of FY2028.
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【News】Check FoE Japan’s New CCS Animation Videos
FoE Japan has released two animation videos to inform the issue of CCS. Check them to learn what are the problems of “dream” technology.
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【News】Different Approaches to Coal Phase-Out: The 34th Clean Coal Day International Symposium
The 34th Clean Coal Day International Symposium on September 4 and the Energy Security with Decarbonization Symposium 2025 on September 5.
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【News】Mazda canceled “Ammonia Mono-firing Power Plant” Plan
Mazda ditches ammonia plans at Hiroshima coal power plant. The company aims to switch from coal-fired power to a cogeneration system using city gas by 2030.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (Oct. 1, 2025)
Event Attribution analysis pointed that Japan’s record high temperatures in late July are due to the effects of global warming. However, coal-fired power plants, major sources of global warming, show no sign of phase-out.
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【News】CCS Can Safely Store 10 Times Less Carbon than Previously Thought
A study published in Nature stated that the global carbon storage capacity is 10 times less than the amount fossil fuel companies claim can be processed by CCS.
