Decarbonization
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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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【Report】IEA “CO2 Emissions in 2022” Report: Global CO2 emissions hit new record in 2022
IEA published a report analyzing GHG emissions from energy production in 2022, showing that global CO2 emissions rose less than initially feared.
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【Report】The 2035 Japan Report – Japan can achieve a 90% clean electricity share by 2035
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s “The Japan 2035 Report” and Climate Integrate’s “Decarbonizing Japan’s Electricity System: Policy Change to Trigger a Shift” were released simultaneously, showing that Japan’s electricity sector can increase its share of renewable energy to 70% by 2035.
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【News】Japan’s Cabinet approves policies to implement GX, NGOs respond
On 10 February 2023, Japan’s Cabinet approved two pieces of legislation, a basic policy and a bill, aimed at implementing a so-called “Green Transformation”.
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【News】JBC publishes newspaper ad questioning Green Transformation (GX)
JBC published newspaper ads in December that illustrate how the Japanesegovernment’s GX policy moves in a direction against climate change countermeasures.
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【Report】Renewable Energy Institute Released “Re-examining Japan’s Hydrogen Strategy”
Renewable Energy Institute released the English translation of “Re-examining Japan’s Hydrogen Strategy: Moving Beyond the “Hydrogen Society” Fantasy”.
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【News】Japanese GX strategy’s false solutions are steeped in fossil fuels
The Japanese government has been discussing “Green Transformation (GX)” to achieve a decarbonized society, but this includes false solutions that focus on technologies not ready for practical use, which would delay Japan’s transition away from dependence on fossil fuels.
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【News】Gap revealed between reported and actual CCS storage amount
Researchers at Imperial College London have released a report comparing estimates of carbon captured and sequestered worldwide between 1996 and 2020, finding that reported figures overestimate the actual amount by 19-30%.
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【Report】Getting Lost on the Road to Decarbonization: Japan’s Big Plans for Ammonia
Climate Integrate has released the report “Getting Lost on the Road to Decarbonization: Japan’s Big Plans for Ammonia”. This report takes a close look at the possibilities and challenges of using ammonia in coal power generation.
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[News] Japan’s Actual GHG Emissions – List of High-Emission Power Plants in FY2018
NGO Kiko Network has analyzed Japan’s greenhouse gas emission data for FY2018. Results show that coal-fired power plants account for the top 4 GHG-emitting thermal power plants.
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【News】Climate Change Shareholder Proposals to Four Japanese Companies: Voting Results
The general shareholders’ meetings of four Japanese companies, where individual shareholders and NGOs had submitted shareholder proposals calling for more ambitious climate change action, all concluded by June 29. We report on the voting results.
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【News】G7 Ministerial Meeting: Japan commits to coal phase-out, sets date to predominantly decarbonize power sector
On May 27, 2022, the G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministerial Meeting came to a close. The resulting communiqué, which was finalized and agreed upon, included important developments that will help Japan move away from its dependence on coal-fired power.
![[News] Japan’s Actual GHG Emissions – List of High-Emission Power Plants in FY2018](https://beyond-coal.jp/beyond-coal/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/power-plant.jpg)
