Climate change
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Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
Authorities in Hiroshima and northern Kyushu issue evacuation alert amid unprecedented rainfallMore than a mil…
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Australia’s reliance on gas exports questioned as Japan winds down fossil fuel power
Government urged to speed up transition to green energy as Australia’s biggest market shifts away from LNG and…
- Japan, Environment, South and Central Asia, Business, Climate change, Coal, World news, Asia Pacific, Energy, China, Vietnam, India
Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power unitsFive Asian countries ar…
- Japan, Environment, Green economy, Climate change, Wildlife, Coal, World news, Energy, Vietnam, Energy industry, Americas
‘Our fight is more visible’: Goldman environment prize winners see shift in political winds
This year’s winners include a Japanese coal fighter, a Vietnamese protector of pangolins and a Peruvian forest…
- Japan, Environment, Australian foreign policy, Australia news, Australian politics, Climate change, Scott Morrison, World news, Asia Pacific, Energy, G7, Coalition
Scott Morrison inks G7 deals with Japan and Germany to develop lower-emissions technology
PM resists pressure to commit Australia to 2050 climate deadline as he talks up hydrogen, LNG and carbon captu…
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The Guardian view on cherry blossom: lessons from fragile, fleeting beauty
The pandemic has made us all long for spring. In Japan and elsewhere, full bloom is coming earlier than ever E…
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Japan’s cherry blossom bloom – in pictures
Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any ti…
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Climate crisis ‘likely cause’ of early cherry blossom in Japan
Peak bloom reached on 26 March in Kyoto and experts say impact of global warming is to blameJapan’s famous che…
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China standoff a priority for Australia at first Quad leaders meeting
China criticises ‘selective multilateralism’ as US, Australia, India and Japan discuss climate, the pandemic, …
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Why reusable cloth could consign Christmas gift wrap to the bin
A Japanese tradition could replace sparkly paper this festive season as lockdown prompts a green rethinkChrist…
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The Guardian view on Biden and the climate crisis: fight for net zero | Editorial
A US president who recognises the threat will make a huge difference, but environmentalists must push hardTher…
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Australian PM says net zero climate target not brought up in first call with Joe Biden
Scott Morrison says the US president-elect expressed he was looking forward to ‘working closely’ with Australi…
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Joe Biden’s move to net zero emissions will leave Australia in the (coal) dust | Bill Hare
Australia will be increasingly isolated as the US joins the club of countries, including China, with ambitious…
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Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Korea
Australia’s foreign minister says ‘it’s a matter for those countries’ after being questioned on the matter fiv…
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Japan will become carbon neutral by 2050, PM pledges
Yoshihide Suga says dealing with climate change is no longer a constraint on growth as he sets out a bolder ap…
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World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report
‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosyst…
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More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds
China continues to increase its coal power, but in India construction has ground to a near halt The size of th…
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Campaigners attack Japan’s ‘shameful’ climate plans release
Proposals criticised amid fears countries may use coronavirus crisis to rein in commitmentsCoronavirus – lates…
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Prince Charles calls on City finance to fight climate emergency
Prince says private sector needs to lead with green investments towards sustainable economyPrince Charles has …