Japan Eyes Replacing Oil With Hydrogen Amid Carbon Neutral Push
Tucked into a port in western Japan sits a spherical tank that may soon hold the country’s energy future. The import terminal in the city of Kobe, is slated to Continue Reading
Japan’s Net Zero Plan Hits Speed Bump as Small Utilities Balk
Japan’s pledge to be a net-zero greenhouse gas emitter by 2050 is running into headwinds: smaller power utilities addicted to coal and natural gas. Regional electricity providers including Hokkaido Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Continue Reading
Japan’s New Leader Sets Ambitious Goal of Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Japan will be carbon neutral by 2050, its prime minister said on Monday, making an ambitious pledge to sharply accelerate the country’s global warming targets, even as it plans to Continue Reading
Greenpeace Claims Fukushima Water Release Could Change Human DNA
Contaminated water that could soon be released into the sea from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant contains radioactive carbon with the potential to damage human DNA, environmental rights organization Continue Reading
Suga Pledges Carbon Neutral Japan by 2050 in Policy Speech
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga set an ambitious target for his country to become carbon neutral by 2050 in his first policy speech to parliament since taking office as premier Continue Reading
Japan to Use Wind, Batteries to Meet Lofty 2050 Carbon Goal
Japan will promote the use of offshore wind generation and battery storage in its new effort to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a government official, indicating how the Continue Reading
Japan Set To Release Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Sea
Japan will release a million tons of water used in the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, the BBC has reported , citing Japanese media. The reports add that Continue Reading
Japan to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports
Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release contaminated water from the destroyed plant into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a Continue Reading
Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan
South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen travelled northwards along the country’s east coast on Monday, a day after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands where four people are Continue Reading
JAPAN DATA: July crude imports tumble to lowest for month in 53 years amid pandemic
Japan’s crude oil imports during the peak summer demand season in July tumbled to their lowest level for the month in more than five decades, a stern reminder to major Continue Reading