Japan

Concerns over greenwashing may drive up the cost of climate finance

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago5 mins

Concerns about greenwashing could increase the cost of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy, a new study by Saitama…

2 months ago2 months ago4 mins

Tokyo‘s metropolitan government (TMG) has expanded the ‘Tokyo Cool Biz’ campaign, which seeks to promote simple changes that people can…

5 months ago5 months ago3 mins

Honda has announced a ‘realignment’ of its product launch plans for its motorcycle, automobile, and power products businesses, while also…

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

Energy Vault Holdings has completed the acquisition of an 850MW battery energy storage system (BESS) development portfolio in Japan from…

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

Organic construction materials, made from date palm fronds, which were used in the development of the United Arab Emirates Pavilion…

7 months ago7 months ago4 mins

Businesses across the G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US – remain committed to decarbonisation, but are…

7 months ago7 months ago3 mins

Energy storage firm Energy Vault Holdings has announced its entry into the Japanese energy market with the acquisition of an…

8 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Mitsubishi Corporation has said that it regards achieving a decarbonised society as a ‘critical corporate priority’, as it seeks to…

9 months ago9 months ago3 mins

A study by researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University has traced how microplastics from polymer-coated fertilisers (PCF) end up deposited on…

10 months ago9 months ago4 mins

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has announced that the number of businesses worldwide that have validated science-based climate targets…