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- The Guardian: Japanese Green Energy Targets Threaten Australia’s Gas Exports Sat, 24 Jul 21, 7:00pmAccording to The Guardian, Japanese offshore wind power and hydrogen will replace Australian natural gas exports at a faster rate than the Aussie government expects...
- Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment Wed, 30 Jun 21, 9:01amChina, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units
- ‘Our fight is more visible’: Goldman environment prize winners see shift in political winds Tue, 15 Jun 21, 5:30pmThis year’s winners include a Japanese coal fighter, a Vietnamese protector of pangolins and a Peruvian forest defender
- Scott Morrison inks G7 deals with Japan and Germany to develop lower-emissions technology Mon, 14 Jun 21, 8:00amPM resists pressure to commit Australia to 2050 climate deadline as he talks up hydrogen, LNG and carbon capture and storage
- Mirume sells waste-free, to-go green tea for commuters in Japan Fri, 11 Jun 21, 12:30amA morning stop called Mirume Dark Green Teahouse is colloquially known as the Green Tea Café. It’s located in Nagoya, Japan’s third largest city, in the heart of the morning work commute path of many. The café offers...
- Japanese regulator bans restart at nuclear plant over safety breaches Wed, 14 Apr 21, 5:42pmFukushima plant operator Tepco suffers blow to plans to resume at its only operable atomic facility
- Everything you need to know about the plan to release treated Fukushima water Tue, 13 Apr 21, 1:56pmJapan has announced it will dump 1m tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean, sparking controversy
- From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping business model Thu, 4 Mar 21, 4:30amA little over 13 years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of the world’s mightiest software companies, left the company he’d devoted...
- Geothermal startups get another boost from Chevron as the oil giant backs a geothermal project developer Tue, 2 Mar 21, 2:09amThe U.S.-based oil major Chevron is doubling down on its investment in geothermal power by investing in a Swedish developer of low-temperature geothermal and heat power projects called Baseload Capital. Oil companies are...
- YEZO is a nature retreat perched on a Japanese hillside Wed, 24 Feb 21, 6:30amAnyone passionate about design knows the fun is in the possibilities. Looking for low site impact, a focus on nature or a retreat? YEZO is all of that and more.[...]
- NASA, Government of Japan Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program Wed, 13 Jan 21, 9:00pmThe agreement also marks NASA’s intent to provide crew opportunities for Japanese astronauts to the Gateway, which will be determined following additional discussions, and documented in a future arrangement.
- Japan to develop wooden satellite in bid to curb space junk Fri, 1 Jan 21, 5:30amJapanese company Sumitomo Forestry is collaborating with Kyoto University to develop the world's first wooden satellite. The two entities have already started research to determine the possibility of using wood in space....
- UK's Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal Wed, 23 Dec 20, 8:04pmBritish startup in joint venture with Tokyo Gas, which buys 9.7% stake for $200m
- Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Korea Thu, 29 Oct 20, 4:14pmAustralia’s foreign minister says ‘it’s a matter for those countries’ after being questioned on the matter five times by Penny Wong
- New Japan PM Pledges to Match China’s Zero Carbon 2050 Initiative Tue, 27 Oct 20, 4:00pmJapan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050. My question, with a population density of 899 people per square mile, where do they plan to put the required renewable energy infrastructure?