The Institute of Sustainable Energy Policies has released the results of their report, estimating that the ratio of renewable energy power to the total electricity generation in Japan was 22.7% in 2022. Further policies are necessary to continue...
In an attempt to curb potential environmental and health risks in their community, Indonesian residents, along with members of local NGOs, the WALHI and WALHI West Java, visited Japan between May 22-24, 2023. Their mission: hand-deliver a petition...
In the city of Hiroshima, Japan, where the G7 members convened to renew their pledges toward global issues, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres sounded an alarm: “Rich countries cannot ignore the fact that the vast majority of...
On 11 April, individual shareholders, alongside representatives from both domestic and international environmental NGOs, stepped forward with a unified message, submitting shareholder proposals that urged six major financial, trading, and power...
In the world of global business, decisions ripple outward, affecting not just the bottom line but the lives of countless individuals. In Myanmar, an energy project with a shadowed past is now at the center of a debate about corporate responsibility...
US environmental NGO Rainforest Action Network (RAN), along with other NGOs, released a new report last new titled “Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2023: Bankrolling Climate Chaos” (14th edition). This comprehensive analysis on banking for...
Beginning this month, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to launch a series of “HTT” advertisements, emphasizing the importance of energy conservation. Tokyo’s primary objectives encompass not only tackling the climate crisis...
You are surely familiar with the old 3 Rs of reduce, reuse and recycle. More modern takes on how to achieve a circular economy stretch as far as 10 Rs and include the concept of “refuse.” While it may be easy enough to refuse by deciding to not buy...
A power plant, Tohoku Bio Food Recycle, that generates electricity from food waste has started in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. It generates electricity using methane gas as fuel, which is generated when microorganisms ferment food waste. The food...
Asahi Brewery will install 1,008 solar panels on the roof of their warehouse in Nagoya, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 287 tons annually. While it already has solar power generators in its Fukuoka and Ibaraki factories, this time...