On February 13, the Kishida government made a Cabinet decision on the Hydrogen Society Promotion Bill as well as the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Business Bill in order to financially support operators of hydrogen, ammonia, and CCS technologies. It is highly likely that the two bills will be enacted by the end of the … Read more
This week, Japan issued the first-ever sovereign climate transition bond. The proceeds will catalyze public-private investments of 120 trillion yen ($803 billion) to implement the Green Transformation (GX), Japan’s landmark policy for reaching carbon neutrality. Clean energy advocates have rightly criticized the GX for promoting technologies like coal ammonia co-firing and carbon capture and storage, … Read more
Japan’s G-7 presidency was set against the volatile backdrop of the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine, which spurred many of its peers and trading partners to accelerate their clean energy transitions to improve energy security. Throughout the year, extreme weather events have continued to break records, heightening global awareness of the devastating impact of climate … Read more
We stand at a collectively pivotal moment: While the impacts of the climate crisis are ravaging our world – and the Asia-Pacific region with particular potency – communities are uniting in unprecedented numbers across islands, archipelagos, and continents, calling on leaders to implement the solutions we have on hand. As the world’s hottest year in … Read more