Climate Change
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【News】In climate change case, Montana rules in favor of youth plaintiffs
On August 14, the court case Held v. Montana is one of landmark climate case and the judge hearing the case ruled in full favor of the young plaintiffs.
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【News】Climate-related shareholder proposals submitted again to J-POWER
Continuing from last year, shareholder proposals were submitted to Japan’s Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power) to strengthen the company’s decarbonization strategy.
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【News】Progress on decarbonization made at G7 ministerial meeting, but Japan blocks ambitious action on coal phase-out
The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment was held in Sapporo, ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit on May 19-21 and adopted a communique, with many commitments related to power generation and decarbonization..
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【News】Kimiko Hirata selected as one of BBC’s 100 Women 2022
Kimiko Hirata has been selected as one of the BBC’s 100 Women 2022. Described as a “Climate Campaigner”, her contributions are highlighted in the BBC’s list.
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【News】COP27 concludes without progress on GHG reductions
COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, concluded on November 20. While the agreement to establish financial support specifically for loss and damage caused by climate change was a major achievement, no progress was made on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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【Report】IEA releases World Energy Outlook 2022
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its World Energy Outlook 2022, stating that we are entering a critical decade to achieve a more secure, sustainable, and affordable energy system.
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【News】Hydrogen/Ammonia, CCS/CCUS related information
JBC provides a list of reports and papers on the technologies related to Japan’s decarbonization strategy.
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【News】Julien Vincent awarded 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize
Julien Vincent, Executive Director of Market Forces, an Australian environmental organization, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize 2022. Vincent has been deeply involved in climate change shareholder action in Japan.
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【News】A first in Japan, institutional investors submit shareholder proposal to J-Power to strengthen decarbonization strategy
A first in Japan, on May 11 a shareholder proposal was submitted by institutional investors to Japanese energy company J-Power, calling for a stronger decarbonization strategy.
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【News】Four shareholder proposals submitted by NGOs to accelerate climate measures
On April 11, NGOs and individual shareholders submitted shareholder proposals calling for stronger climate change policies to four companies in the finance, trading, and electricity industries.
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【Report】IPCC releases AR6 Climate Change 2022 (WG III) report on climate change mitigation
On April 5, 2022 (JST), the Working Group III (WG III) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on the mitigation of climate change.
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【News】U.S. Dept. of Energy’s CCS Demonstration Projects: “Significant” Economic Risk
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report stating that the Department of Energy faces the risk of wasting large sums of money by supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects
