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【News】3 Local Civil Society Groups Take Out Newspaper Ad to say “2050 Zero Carbon Yokosuka”
On March 13, 2021, three local civil society groups in Yokosuka posted the advertisement “2050 Zero Carbon Yokosuka” in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun.
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【News】 Kyoto City becomes Japan’s first member of the Powering Past Coal Alliance
Kyoto City became the first local government in Japan to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) on March 2.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (March 01, 2021)
None of coal-fired power plants was retired or started operation in February. Currently 163 units are under operation and 15 units are under planning/constructing.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (February 01, 2021)
Japan Beyond Coal’s database of coal-fired power plants has been updated. Start Operating Hitachinaka Joint Th…
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【News】Kobe Climate Case court hearing finishes: Judgment on government’s responsibilities expected March 15, 2021
The final hearings in Osaka District Court (presiding judge: Kenichi Mori) finished on January 20, 2021, as pa…
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【News】Are you serious? Hitachinaka Joint Thermal Power Station Unit 1 Begins Commercial Operation
On January 8th, Hitachinaka Generation Co. Inc., a subsidiary of JERA Co. Inc., began the commercial operation…
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (January 04, 2021)
Japan Beyond Coal’s database of coal-fired power plants has been updated. Start Operating Kushiro Power Statio…
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【News】Commit to a 2030 Coal Phase-out in Japan’s Energy Policy! A New Citizen’s Campaign Launches
On December 10th, Japanese environmental and civic groups collaboratively launched “Four Critical Years:…
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【News】Retirement of Nakoso Power Station Unit 10, Japan’s First Commercial IGCC Unit
On November 16, 2020, Joban Joint Power Co., Ltd. announced [PDF, Japanese] the retirement of Nakoso Power Sta…
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (December 1, 2020)
Japan Beyond Coal’s database of coal-fired power plants has been updated. Retired Joban Joint Power Co., Ltd. …
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【News】Commercial Operation of Kushiro Power Station Delayed, Questions Sent to Operating Company In Response to Residents’ Complaints
The coal-fired power plant planned for Kushiro City, which was scheduled to start commercial operation on Nove…
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (November 2, 2020)
Japan Beyond Coal’s database of coal-fired power plants has been updated. Retired After the submission of a de…
