Coal-fired Power Plant
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Request to Minister of Environment to consider CO2 measures equivalent to natural gas plants for new coal plants
On July 1st, the Minister of Environment submitted comments on the environmental impact statement for unit 1 o…
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CO2 not considered in “environmental” impact statement for planned coal power plant in Ibaraki
Kashima Power released its planning phase environmental impact statement for its new coal-fired power plant se…
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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…
