Decarbonization
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【News】”No More Jurassic JERA” Campaign
The “No More Jurassic JERA Campaign” is being launched against JERA and a full-page advertisement was placed in the Finacial Times Asia calling on JERA to shift to renewable energy.
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【News】 Petition filed to stop JERA’s “Zero CO2 Thermal Power” ads
On October 5, Kiko Network and the JELF filed a petition to the JARO about JERA’s “Zero CO2 Emission Thermal Power Generation” advertisements.
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【Report】BloombergNEF releases “New Energy Outlook: Japan”
BloombergNEF published the “New Energy Outlook : Japan”. It examines the opportunities and challenges associated with Japan’s transition to 2050 net-zero.
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【Report】 IEA predicts investment in solar power will exceed oil in 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published the report “World Energy Investment 2023”, which estimates that investment in clean energy will significantly exceed investment in fossil fuels in 2023.
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【Report】IEEFA report: Can CCS really save the power sector?
A report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) reveals that adding CCS to fossil-fired power plants will have implications on electricity prices, with the public, businesses and governments likely to suffer from the immense costs.
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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.
