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August 14, 2026
 

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CARBON EMISSIONS

Bill Gates speaks at a summit on climate and growth at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris in December 2023. Gates has recently shifted his stance on climate change, advocating for a focus on adapting to a warmer world rather than pursuing emissions reductions.
COMMENTARY
Nov 2, 2025
Bill Gates is wrong to quiet-quit the climate fight
He says he¡¯s still in it. But his heart no longer appears to be. Worse, he¡¯s giving ammunition to those fighting against further progress.
Climate activists install a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron at Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel tower to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2015 United Nations Paris Agreement, in December 2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2024
We need to remain true to the pillars of green wisdom
While the Group of Seven countries bear the greatest CO2 responsibility, China, which is now the second-largest emitter in history, must be fully committed, too.
Voters in countries representing more than 40% of the world¡¯s population, including India, Indonesia and the U.S., will go to the polls between now and the end of 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2023
Democracy and climate politics are set to collide next year
Voters in countries representing more than 40% of the world¡¯s population will go to the polls between now and the end of next year.
A ceremony marking the opening of the carbon credit market at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Oct. 11
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2023
Why all carbon credits aren¡¯t created equal
Because the carbon credit market is unregulated and completely voluntary, it¡¯s been able to get away with a lack of scrutiny.
While the pace of deploying clean-energy solutions is faster than it has ever been, with climate change, the world overall is racing in the wrong direction.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2023
What the climate fight is really about
Now that a future of higher average global temperatures is inevitable, managing the problem well requires that we cut off the tail end of the extreme-weather distribution.
A young girl drinks water from a faucet in Bamako. At a site just 55 kilometers from Mali's capital city, pure hydrogen gas seeps from the ground like crude oil or methane.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2023
Natural hydrogen could change the world, if we understood it
We know next to nothing about how natural hydrogen is produced, let alone how to extract and transport it most efficiently.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2023
Kishida takes ¡®global green¡¯ initiative to the Middle East
Middle East countries are keen to diversify their economies, reducing their reliance on oil and gas for revenue. Japan hopes to assist in that transition.
An extreme heat warning in Death Valley, California, on July 15
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2023
Our civilization was built for a climate that¡¯s vanishing
Weather disasters linked to climate change like those unfolding across the northern hemisphere will affect more and more of us.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2022
Shipping¡¯s oil era is coming to an end
It¡¯s a good start, but reducing shipping¡¯s carbon footprint it¡¯s not the holy grail of decarbonization. That would entail plugging the industry into the emerging hydrogen economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2022
Resetting Southeast Asia¡¯s climate agenda
As they grapple with a cascade of economic challenges, from high inflation to volatile energy prices, the region¡¯s governments have scaled back efforts to combat climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2022
The Earth wants Biden to keep gas prices high
There¡¯s one bold move President Biden could make to curb climate change: Find a way to put a $5-a-gallon floor on gasoline prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022
Hydropower is a bad bargain
There is no question that the world must cut its reliance on fossil fuels. but building more hydroelectric dams is not the way due to the environmental impact they have.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022
¡®Air worse than Beijing¡¯ isn¡¯t much of an insult anymore
China¡¯s progress in reducing pollution in its capital city justifies a little environmental optimism, if only the world would catch up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2022
Putin¡¯s invasion challenges Greens¡¯ aversion to nuclear power
Ever since the 1970s, European Green parties have argued passionately for cutting carbon emissions from the continent¡¯s energy, while at the same time reflexively shunning the world¡¯s only reliable source of zero-carbon electricity: nuclear power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2022
Debating whether nuclear power is green energy or not
Having emerged from the anti-nuclear movement, today¡¯s European Greens never dreamed that once-ostracized nuclear power would regain respectability as a clean alternative.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022
Technology and innovation are needed to battle climate change
Global emissions reduction is essential. But those efforts won¡¯t do enough to forestall a looming crisis in the polar regions.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 3, 2022
Â鶹´«Ã½ energy dilemma: How to achieve security alongside decarbonization
Tokyo, in its bid to go green, needs to depend on nuclear energy for the time being to achieve its aims, and now is the time for the government to face this issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2022
Climate change is also a very real public health emergency
The impact of global warming has been considerable on people of all ages, particularly the most vulnerable and those with underlying health conditions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2021
Global coal hypocrisy
India¡¯s supposed crime in Glasgow was to join China in insisting on a last-minute change to the final declaration in which countries pledged to ¡°phase down¡± rather than ¡°phase out¡± coal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2021
Amid the climate change crisis, the GDP metric¡¯s days are numbered
The core idea of a new GDP metric is to create a comprehensive balance sheet to demonstrate that economic progress today is illusory when it comes at the expense of future living standards.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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