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Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost, Creel et al., Nature Communications:

The women of the third annual 50 Over 50: Asia list hail from 14 countries and territories and more than two dozen sectors of work. Theyre exerting their influence on fashion, pharma, finance and beyond—and theyre doing so at 54, 68 and even 112. Here are the 50 founders, CEOs and innovators across Asia-Pacific proving that the years after 50 are the new golden age.

The Number of Shareholder Proposals Made by Activist Shareholders, Votes Against Management Proposals and Listed Companies Facing Shareholder Proposals Each Continue to Trend Upward in...

Contrary to Japans stance, independent projections paint a picture in which renewables can power the fast developing region.

Climate Action 30 spotlights global activists, academics, founders, executives, and nonprofit and public sector leaders tackling the climate crisis.

Talk about greenwashing. The fossil fuel behemoth that produces toward one-third of Japan’s electricity has co-opted an environmental slogan to downplay its massive emissions, activist observers say.

Jera fails to mention that its plan to use ammonia in co-firing would emit carbon dioxide, the campaigner said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The group says the ads may mislead consumers as Jera fails to mention that the ammonia the utility plans to use would emit CO2 during production.

So far, Japan has seen just four climate lawsuits, all concerning the construction and operation of coal-fired power plants.

Tokio Marine, Sompo and MS&AD have been named by non-government organisations as failing to disclose intermediate targets that were still required, despite