Japan and Germany have much in common: both are major industrial countries that have gone nuclear-free, writes Peter Matanle - Germany by choice, Japan by necessity. But while Germany is actively pursuing its renewable energy revolution, or Energiewende, Japan, possessed of the richest renewable energy resources in East Asia, is stuck in a fossil fuel pit.
… To stop using fossil fuels any time soon, Japan must follow Germany's lead Peter Matanle … University of Sheffield | 15th June 2015 News Japan Energy Coal Oil Nuclear Renewables Germany hamaoka-cut.jpg Japan and Germany have much in common: both …
France, Germany and other wealthy countries have positive policies on climate change, writes Steven Herz. So why are they handing out back door financing for new coal power stations abroad via 'export credits'? Over $5 billion from EU countries since 2007 ...
… have refused to clean up their act. Likewise Japan and Korea. This is not about providing … tweets for France, Germany, Finland, Japan, and Korea: France: - Time to stand … for #coal! #endcoalfinance bit.ly/1hJSyFs Japan: - It's time for PM @AbeShinzo to put …
The mighty Asian Development Bank is celebrating its 50th birthday this week in Yokohama, Japan, writes Hemantha Withanage. But the victims of ADB's $3 billion coal funding have little to be glad of - whether local communities impacted by mines and power stations, or people everywhere suffering climate change. ADB must stop financing coal now!
… its 50th birthday this week in Yokohama, Japan, writes Hemantha Withanage. But the … Bank's (ADB) annual meeting in Yokohama Japan this week marks its 50th anniversary. … Worldwide) since 1991. References 1 . Japan, China, South Korea - are the first, 3rd …
Australia is betting the farm on huge increases in coal exports, writes Stephen Bygrave - just as key markets in China, India, Korea and Japan are drying up, with rising tariffs and huge renewable energy and efficiency programs. The policy is totally out of touch with reality - and will lead to revenue shortfalls in the AU$100 billions.
… as key markets in China, India, Korea and Japan are drying up, with rising tariffs and … the ambitions of only a few nations. China, Japan, Korea and India account for 80% of … a national emissions trading scheme . Japan is on an energy efficiency drive to …
The development of coal mines in East Kalimantan is having a huge impact on local and indigenous populations, destroying the forest and displacing communities. London banks and City financiers take the profit.
… every few minutes taking coal to India, Japan, Korea and beyond. Nearly 70% of the …
Despite Labour's 'great purge' of left-leaning voters in the leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn remains the odds-on bookies favourite. So if he comes to power, what policies can we expect in energy and climate change? Damian Kahya asks the questions ... and is astounded at the range and scope of his ambitions. But how much could he really deliver?
… nuclear power stations - what's happened in Japan - is obvious for all to see ... And the … nuclear power stations - what's happened in Japan - is obvious for all to see ... And …
The World Bank's President Dr Kim proclaims his human and green concerns. But at Tata Mundra in Gujarat, India, his support for a 4,000MW coal fired power plant is devastating poor communities and despoliating their environment.
… against Coal, Indonesia Re:Common, Italy Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES), Japan Jamaa Resource Initiatives, Kenya Kosovo …
Coal is Europe's biggest source of mercury and sulphur pollution, writes Kyla Mandel, killing tens of thousands of people a year. So how come more than half the members appointed by EU governments to set air pollution standards for coal plants are industry representatives?
… are much weaker than those adopted by China, Japan and the United States. It also shows …
Deng Yingtao presented a scathing critique of economic growth thirty years ago - finally we must listen.
… business power, far beyond that which faced Japan or Korea at a similar phase in their … The industrial policies pursued by Japan and Korea could not easily be …
Exclusive film looks at allegations that a coal power project in central India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods
… Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Japan - highlights how the rights of …
Ahead of the release of the World Bank's revised energy strategy, the Ecologist speaks to sustainable development advocate Srinivas Krishnaswamy about why despite huge gigawatt power projects, 45 per cent of India's households still lack electricity
… strong especially after what happened in Japan. From the beginning there was quite a …
In 2009 G20 nations pledged to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. But they are still supporting them with $452 billion a year. Worst offenders include the UK, the only G7 country that's ramping up its fossil fuel spending; and Turkey, host of tomorrow's G20 summit, which plans to double its CO2 emissions with a huge new fleet of coal power plants.
… a further $88bn a year in 2013 and 2014 Japan provided more public finance for fossil …
To tackle its serious air pollution, China is imposing stringent restrictions on dirty coal high in ash or sulphur, writes Shabbir Ahmad. One result: half of Australia's coal exports to China face exclusion, or extra 'washing' costs. But Australia's response is not to raise environmental quality. Instead, it's increasing production.
… their traditional customers, China and Japan. And if Australia wants to remain an …
As COP21 reaches its endgame, there are plans to build 2,440 coal-fired power plants around the world, write Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken. Their completion would send global temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. Yet Bangladesh, the world's most 'climate vulnerable' large country, has plans for a 1.3GW coal power plant on the fringes of its World Heritage coastal wetlands.
… company is aiming to invite a bidder from Japan, China or India to advance the project's …
Amber Rudd's speech today exposes her total failure to assemble a coherent energy strategy, writes Oliver Tickell. It reveals the increasingly certain failure to meet EU renewable energy targets, proposes a new tax on wind and solar generation, and leaves the country facing the real prospect of lights going out in the next decade. The one hard policy? To maximise oil and gas recovery.
… and Wylfa is a known poor performer in Japan. What's also interesting is that she … and when they do, perform as badly as the Japanese AWBRs with <50% capacity factors. …