Natural disasters
Australia floods raise alarm on Sydney's great housing gamble
Plans to meet surging home demand go underwater as rain wreaks havoc
Climate Change
Climate Change
Japan to set bolder 2030 emissions target with eye on US alliance
Suga accelerates climate efforts in push toward carbon neutrality
Climate Change
Marubeni to build first Saudi megasolar plant, targets 2023 opening
Japan company expands skill and footprint with fourth Middle East solar project
Climate Change
Japan eyes undersea 'fire ice' as source of clean-burning hydrogen
Oil platform maker Modec looks to strike gold as it tests methane hydrates extraction
Engineering & Construction
Mongolia's first solar-plus-storage project won by Japan-led bid
Plant engineer JGC teams with local builder on plant to power city of 20,000
Companies
Mitsubishi's ammonia fuel project in Indonesia to tap carbon capture
Trading house seeks Japan-bound exports to aid Tokyo's emissions goal
Climate Change
China's share of new wind power tops 90% of region's total in 2020
Asia-Pacific leads world as Beijing pushes to meet zero carbon goal
Comment
Vietnam's true carbon threat: its kingdom of 50m motorbikes
CO2-spewing old two-wheelers an obstacle to decarbonization
Comment
Siberia's warming shows climate change has no winners
Melting permafrost offers opportunities but poses calamitous risks
Energy
Japan to weigh undersea cable projects for offshore wind power
Ocean transmission lines offer cheaper solution to distributing renewable energy
Fukushima Anniversary
Fukushima disaster town looks to hydrogen tech for rebirth
Tiny Namie bets on clean fuel stations and renewable-powered industry
Climate Change
China's addiction to coal clashes with carbon neutrality pledge
New plant construction exceeded shutdowns by 30 GW last year
Commodities
Nippon Steel cuts capacity 20% for zero-carbon future
Reorganization to affect 10,000 workers as company pivots to green tech
Climate Change
JR East to boost renewable energy use in railway operations
Japanese operator expects 20% of power to come from green sources by 2030
Opinion
China's vital emissions trading scheme
System set to become the world's single most important climate mitigation policy
Technology
Lightning-fast battery alternative draws Marubeni in Asian supply deal
Ultracapacitors spark tie-up between Japan trading house and Estonian startup
Climate Change
Kubota aims to cut tractor and excavator emissions 30% by 2030
Introduction of electric models part of push to go carbon neutral companywide
China People's Congress
China Inc. publicly embraces Xi's 2060 'zero carbon' goal
Plans for slashing emissions hazy but companies under pressure to deliver
Climate Change
Japan lags as economies worldwide shift to renewable power
Flexibility in grid operation holds key to expanding green energy
Climate Change
Who will be the battery powerhouse? China, Japan and the West compete
From lithium to assembly, a global dash is on to secure supply chains