B-Moderately Effective According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT, 2022-a), Japan has a water...
Japan’s National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Removals for the Fiscal Year 2021
COUNTRY PROGRESS in the First Half of 2023 C Rating On 23rd April 2023, The Ministry of the Environment and...
Japan will fail to reduce its emissions over 2019 levels by 50% by 2030
In October 2020, Japan declared its goal of becoming “carbon neutral by 2050”. In April 2021, Japan announced a new...
Japan Spent $9.5 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2021
According to the Public Finance for Energy Database, Japan’s finance from major government institutions for fossil fuels totaled US$5.75 billion...
Current Areas Where Indigenous People in Japan Have Been Resettled Have Not Been Greatly Affected by Climate Change
The Ainu people are the only officially recognized indigenous people in Japan (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2014). When we say...
Japan’s Agriculture Sector Contributed .47% of Global Agricultural Emissions in 2021
The third-largest economy in the world, Japan accounts for 4.1% of the global GDP (IMF, 2022). And since 2015, its...
Japanese Passenger Car Electrification Rate is the Highest in the World
Japan is the world’s third largest automobile manufacturer and home to well-known car brands such as Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki,...
Climate Change Loss & Damage is Critically Affecting the Agricultural sector in Japan
In recent years, the impact of the climate crisis has been evident in Japan. According to the May 2009 report,...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Poses a Challenge to Japan’s Energy Security
Due to the scarcity of domestic natural resources, the Japanese energy sector is almost completely dependent on imports, making it...
Japan: Climate Progress Indicators
Almost no change in the number of coal-fired power plants; upward trend in share of renewable energy in the overall...