Coal-fired Power Plant
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Environment Minister comments on Hibiki natural gas-fired power plant environmental statement, urges the closing of older power plants
On May 30th 2014, the Minister of the Environment commented on the planning phase environmental impact stateme…
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TEPCO’s new coal power plants in Fukushima set to be built, CO2 emissions not considered in impact statement
TEPCO released its environmental impact statement on May 16th, 2014 for 2 new coal-fired power plants in Fukus…
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USEPA Announces Groundbreaking Coal Plant Restrictions
On June 2nd, 2014, the US made a historical step forward to combat climate change. The US Environmental Protec…
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Japan Lags Behind World in Disclosure on Power Plants
It is no secret in Japan and around the world that in the three years since the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear pow…
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Fears of a Japanese Coal Rush Now a Reality: Utility Companies Announce Electricity Supply Plans
At the end of March, 2014, Japanese utility companies started to announce their fiscal 2014 energy supply plan…
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Start of construction of a coal-fired power plant in Hiroshima sparks opposition by residents
The Electric Power Development Company (J-POWER) announced on March 3rd, 2013 that they have started construct…
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J-Power and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to form new company, expanding another coal power plant in Ibaraki
On December 9th, 2013, J-Power and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, 2 winners of TEPCO’s bid, a…
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TEPCO and Chubu Electric to form new company, push forward new coal-fired power plant in Ibaraki
On December 6th, 2013, Chubu Electric Power Company (Chubu Electric) and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) …
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2 new coal-fired power plants in disaster struck Fukushima
More than 2 and half years have passed since Fukushima was hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake but the…
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JBIC continues to finance the world’s largest coal fired power plants
International Financial Institutions, such as The World Bank, EIB (European Investment Bank), the Export-Impor…
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Local people concerned over move towards replacement of coal-fired power plant in Hiroshima
The environmental impact assessment for J-Power’s Takehara coal-fired thermal power plant’s new No. 1 unit (60…
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Prime Minister Abe puts pressure on stalled Batang power plant
PM Abe and President YudhoyonoThe proposed coal-fired power plant in Batang, Indonesia has been under fire for…
