Coal Exit
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【News】Coal plant operator Rengo declares coal-exit by 2027
On June 5, 2023, the Rengo Group declared its commitment to reduce coal use at its domestic manufacturing sites to zero by 2027, by changing the fuel used in two paper manufacturing mills.
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【Report】IPCC Synthesis Report emphasizes importance of fossil fuel phase-out
The IPCC’s AR6 Synthesis Report clearly states that rapid and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade are essential.
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【Report】 E3G releases “Challenging Japan’s promotion of ammonia co-firing for coal power generation”
Global think tank E3G released “Challenging Japan’s promotion of ammonia co-firing for coal power generation”, which highlights the problems of fuel ammonia.
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【Report】Urgewald releases “Global Coal Exit 2022”
German NGO Urgewald has released the Global Coal Exit List for 2022, which shows that many companies are still deeply involved in various coal-related businesses.
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【News】Germany joins the 2030 coal phase-out, advancing previous target by eight years
On November 24, 2021, Germany’s new coalition government reached a major agreement concerning the nation’s future energy plans, including an accelerated 2030 coal phase-out target, along with plans to have 80% of the country’s electricity generated from renewable energy sources by the same year.
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【News】COP26:Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement
On November 4th, the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement was released at COP26, supported by 47 national governments, in addition to a number of subnationals and organizations.
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【Report】”Hydrogen and ammonia co-firing in the power sector”
On October 27, Kiko Network released the position paper “Hydrogen and ammonia co-firing in the power sector”, which points out problems with the utilization of hydrogen and ammonia as fuels for thermal power generation.
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[News] “Japan, Time to End Coal” ad in the Financial Times: Japan’s continued backing of coal power has left it isolated among the G7
The No Coal Japan coalition – an alliance of over 35 environmental groups – and Beyond Coal campai…
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【Report】 Greenpeace Japan “JERA and Japan seek costly and dirty alternative to RE: Lengthening the lifeline of coal power in Japan”
Greenpeace Japan has published a new briefing paper “JERA and Japan seek costly and dirty alternative to RE: Lengthening the lifeline of coal power in Japan”.
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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】Japan Beyond Coal – Toward a Future Without Coal
“Toward a Future Without Coal,” an introduction video to Japan Beyond Coal.
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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…