Climate Change
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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
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【Report】IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Releases AR6 Climate Change 2022 (WG2) Report: Human-induced climate change is already causing clear, widespread negative impacts.
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【News】With no coal exit policy, Japan falls short at COP26
Japan was awarded the “Fossil of the Day ” award at COP26, but there were a number of ways in which Japan fell short while the rest of the world made progress at COP26.
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【News】Prime Minister Kishida’s COP26 speech wins Japan “Fossil of the Day” award
Repeating last year’s win, on November 2nd Japan was again awarded the “Fossil of the Day” award at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Glasgow, UK
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【Report】IPCC WG1 released AR 6 Climate Change 2021
On August 9th, Working Group I of the IPCC released the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which presents the most up-to-date scientific data and understanding of climate change and its impacts.
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【News】Powering Past Coal Alliance continues to grow with new members from national and sub-national governments, power utilities, and private enterprises
On June 30, 2021, the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), announced twelve new members and partners as the global movement to phase out coal-fired power continues to gain momentum.
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【News】 Kiko Network’s Kimiko Hirata awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her efforts on phasing out coal power
In June 2021, Kiko Network’s Kimiko Hirata was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, often called “the Nobel Prize for the Environment”, for her efforts on stopping the construction of new coal-fired power plants.
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【News】 With new shareholder resolution, Kiko Network calls for MUFG to strengthen climate measures
On March 29, 2021, Japanese NGO Kiko Network, along with three individual investors, filed a climate shareholder resolution to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial group. This climate resolution calls on the company to adopt and disclose a plan to align its financing and investments with the Paris Agreement.
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【Report】1.5°C-consistent benchmarks for enhancing Japan’s 2030 climate target
On March 4, 2021, Climate Action Tracker released the report "1.5°C-consistent benchmarks for enhancing Japan’s 2030 climate target".
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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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【Video】A Message from Christiana Figueres
A message for the launch of Japan Coal from Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nati…
