Climate Change
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【News】Climate Change Action Becomes a National Duty! Historic UN Resolution Adopted
On May 20, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a historic resolution of the ICJ regarding the legal obligation of states concerning climate change.
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【News】First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Encourages Participants to Begin Discussions on Transition Planning
On April 24-29, the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels was held in Santa Marta to discuss implementation plans for phasing out fossil fuels and achieving a just transition.
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【Report】UN “Emissions Gap Report 2025”
The UNEP released the “Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off target.” The report points out that the newly submitted NDCs fall far short of achieving the 1.5°C goal.
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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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【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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【News】Scorching Summers and Coal-Fired Power Generation: What Will Ammonia Co-firing Bring to Our Lives?
Japan Beyond Coal will hold its 5th Anniversary Symposium. This time, JBC will focus on the issues of ammonia co-firing, which is being promoted to maintain coal-fired power generation.
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【News】How do people in Japan feel about climate change? – Climate change awareness survey results
According to the survey, 85.9% of respondents believe that climate change has had negative impacts on their personal lives.
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【News】 International Court of Justice advisory opinion: climate change is an “urgent and existential threat”
The ICJ has issued an advisory opinion stating that, under international law, states have an obligation to take measures to reduce GHG emissions and combat climate change.
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【Report】 OECD environmental review of Japan emphasizes “imperative” coal phase-out
On March 21, 2025, the OECD published the report OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Japan 2025, clearly stating that phasing out coal-fired power is essential for Japan to “get on track to net zero”.
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【Report】For the first time, global surface temperature exceeds 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
WMO and Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 was the first year to exceed the Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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【Report】 Japan ranked 58th in 2024 climate policy assessment: “Coal phase-out by 2030 is needed”
Germanwatch released the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025, a report assessing the climate change policies of countries around the world. Japan ranked 58th!
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【Report】 IEA publishes World Energy Outlook 2024 as the world moves into “Age of Electricity”
IEA published its annual “World Energy Outlook for 2024”. Considering the global movement, Executive Director Dr. Birol stated “we’re now moving into the Age of Electricity.”
