In 2022, as Japan grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from the Ukraine war, the government rolled out subsidies for petroleum, gas and electricity as short-term measures. As …
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt/BAKU – Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighborhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Activists and local residents accuse …
While his views on defense garnered most of the headlines during last month’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership campaign, where Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stands on energy-related issues is the focal …
A third of the 158 agreements signed under the Japan-led Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) are linked to fossil fuel technologies, according to a report recently published by an international …
Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Coal — the rock, not the roll — is one of the dirtier fuel sources out there, with both mining and burning it often leading to …
Japan can triple its renewables capacity and aim to phase out coal power by 2035, a group of companies and nongovernmental organizations has said, urging the government to be more …
BRUSSELS/LONDON – Some of the world’s major economies want to finalize a plan ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit to halt new private sector funding for coal projects, five …
Investment in clean energy technologies will climb to $2 trillion this year, almost double the amount spent on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. Two-thirds of the record …
Turin, Italy – Group of Seven ministers agreed to a timeframe on Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting the mid-2030s as a goal, in a move hailed as …
G7 energy and climate ministers agreed a time frame Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants that are not equipped to capture emissions in a significant step towards curbing fossil …