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The death knell of coal has been proclaimed, but policy loopholes in Asia allow for cofired power plants, where coal and wood are combined as fuel. Both fuels produce lots of carbon emissions, but those from wood aren’t counted.

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NEW YORK  —  In its most recent assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offered a comprehensive outline of what it will take to keep global warming below 1.5°C, relative to pre-industrial levels, in line with the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The bottom line is simple: Greenhouse-gas emissions must peak by 2025.

NEW YORK  —  In its most recent assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offered a comprehensive outline of what it will take to keep global warming below 1.5°C, relative to pre-industrial levels, in line with the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The bottom line is simple: Greenhouse-gas emissions must peak by 2025.

Nicknamed the "Green Nobel Prize," the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize recognizes grassroots activists from six continents who have moved the needle on environmental issues their communities face. This year's recipients led the charge on environmental justice, wildlife and rainforest conservation, plastic pollution, dams and coal projects.

Three European asset managers, including the largest, Amundi, said on Wednesday they had jointly filed climate-change resolutions at Japanese electricity generator Electric Power Development Co... | May 11, 2022

The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life.

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Big Japanese firms including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and Mitsubishi Corp wi...

GLASGOW--Japan has once again won the inglorious Fossil of the Day Award, given to name and shame countries for not seriously addressing climate change.

Japan's PM pledged another US$10 billion (S$13.5 billion) over five years to help emerging Asia achieve its climate goals.. Read more at straitstimes.com.