The incoming expansion of power-hungry data centers could have major effects on both Japan’s standing in the fight against climate change and its industrial competitiveness on the world stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/28/energy/data-centers-green-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #energy #emissions #renewables #tech #ai #climatechange
Kansai Electric Power is preparing to decommission the No. 1 and No. 2 units at its Gobo oil-fired thermal power station in Wakayama Prefecture, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/kansai-electric-retirement-gobo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #gobo #wakayama #nuclearenergy #energy #carbon #emissions #coal #oil
A former U.S. climate envoy says President Donald Trump is leading the world "in the wrong direction" on climate and weaponizing clean energy as a culture war issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/politics/climate-envoy-trump-consensus-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #coal #oil #renewables #energy #pollution #us #donaldtrump #republicans #emissions #environment #cop30 #johnpodesta #joebiden
Michael Bacon
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Make #trains great again — for the sake of people and the planet
As #railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more #sustainable travel that supports human development.
Per passenger kilometre, it produces one-fifth of the #emissions of #car transport, and less than one-quarter of those of #flying. Direct emissions can be cut to zero if trains are powered by fully renewable electricity.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02980-2
Make #trains great again — for the sake of people and the planet
As #railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more #sustainable travel that supports human development.
Per passenger kilometre, it produces one-fifth of the #emissions of #car transport, and less than one-quarter of those of #flying. Direct emissions can be cut to zero if trains are powered by fully renewable electricity.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02980-2
The United States moved on Friday to dismantle a "burdensome" federal program that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/13/climate-change/us-scraps-emissions-reporting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #us #donaldtrump #emissions #climatechange #pollution
A quarter of more than 200 heat waves this century may have been impossible without human-induced global warming, a newly published paper linking major carbon emitters to heat waves has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/11/climate-change/heat-waves-carbon-emitters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #carbon #emissions #heatwaves
The 2026 World Cup could be North America's last without urgent climate adaptation measures, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/10/soccer/world-cup-extreme-heat-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026fifaworldcup #climatechange #emissions #heatwaves #heat
Joachim
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Scientists Just Found Who's Causing Global Warming
https://futurism.com/scientists-wealthy-global-warming
"wealthiest 10 percent of the global population accounted for nearly half of global emissions" through "private consumption and investments, whereas the poorest 50 percent accounted for only one-tenth of global emissions."
Scientists Just Found Who's Causing Global Warming
https://futurism.com/scientists-wealthy-global-warming
"wealthiest 10 percent of the global population accounted for nearly half of global emissions" through "private consumption and investments, whereas the poorest 50 percent accounted for only one-tenth of global emissions."
#Piketty argues that the burden of transition must not fall hardest on the poor. If people feel #ClimateAction is unfair, protest movements like the gilets jaunes will erupt again. To avoid this he calls for strict regulations on unnecessary luxury emissions and for progressive #CarbonTaxes. Under such a system everyone would have a fair #emissions allowance covering basic needs, but super polluting lifestyles such as frequent holidays, sprawling mansions, and constant jet use would face
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More than 85 scientists have published a lengthy joint critique of a recent Energy Department report that downplayed the effects of climate change, calling it riddled with "pervasive problems.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/03/climate-change/scientists-trump-climate-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #fossilfuels #emissions #environment #carbon #epa #us #donaldtrump #republicans
Sky-high electricity costs, coupled with the piecemeal support successive governments have given to big industrial power user, are said to have made power prices an obstacle to the U.K.'s shift towards cleaner energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/28/energy/electricity-costs-britain-net-zero/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #uk #energy #electricity #coal #netzero #emissions #fossilfuels #renewables #wind #solar
Japan and India will use a joint crediting mechanism in their plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in India through Japanese technologies, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/japan/science-health/japan-india-joint-crediting-mechanism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #indiajapanrelations #india #carbon #emissions #tech
The heat held in New York's underground labyrinth of infrastructure, from hundreds of miles of subway tunnels to parking garages and malls, is a clean energy gold mine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/17/energy/underground-parking-garages-clean-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #emissions #energy #us #newyork
Inside the world’s largest climate coalition for banks, there’s speculation that an exodus led by Wall Street could be about to spread to the European Union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/16/eu-banks-net-zero-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #climatechange #emissions #banks #eu #us #netzerobankingalliance
The hazy air hovering over U.S. metropolises, including Chicago and New York, this summer is reminding Americans of just how connected they are with their northern neighbor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/10/north-america-wildfires-health-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #emissions #wildfires #canada #us #northamerica #pollution #smog #health
As U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up high-polluting LNG megaprojects, Japan is among the top nations he's pressuring for investment. The economic case for the U.S. leader's push, however, is far from clear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/03/energy/trump-lng-push-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #us #energy #usjapanrelations #climatechange #emissions #lng #gas #utilities #donaldtrump
A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/01/climate-change/trump-scientists-shred-climate-consensus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #us #donaldtrump #emissions #climatechange
New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to soak up carbon emissions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/28/sustainability/new-zealand-pine-forests-sheep/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #newzealand #forests #sheep #climatechange #emissions #carbon #environment