As AI adoption accelerates, Japan faces a critical challenge: ensuring that digital growth is powered by low-carbon electricity.Japan is accelerating...
Japan: 2026 Emissions Forecast
Japan’s Emissions Decline Accelerates, but Experts Warn 2026 Will Be a Critical Turning Point for Paris Alignment For the first...
Japan: Climate Mitigation & Economic Development
The tension between these priorities is shaping every major policy decision and raising questions about whether Japan can decarbonize fast...
Japan: Sea Level Rise
Japan has the technical capacity and financial resources to adapt to rising seas, but the window for cost-effective action is...
Japan: How To Reach The Hardest-To-Reach Climate Target Group
Japan has made bold promises to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46% by 2030 (from 2013 levels) and reach...
Japan: The Politics of Climate Change
Political forces, leadership, technical capacity, media narratives, and popular opinion are deeply intertwined in shaping the nation’s climate trajectory Japan,...
Japan: Nuclear Energy Updates
Over the past five years, Japan’s use of nuclear energy has steadily increased following a prolonged shutdown period after the...
Japan: What Recent Climate Polling Tells Us
Yet despite growing awareness, support for bold policies and personal action remains limited, leaving Japan at a crossroads between rising...
Japan: 2025 Mid-Year Emissions Report Card
The Ministry of the Environment reported a 2.8% decrease in total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the first half of...
Roadmaps for the Future: Japanese Climate Experts on What Needs to Be Done
Dr. Yukari Takamura: Bridging Law, Policy, and Science to Accelerate Emissions Reductions As global efforts to combat climate change encounter...