Japan’s Cabinet has endorsed a climate change and environment draft bill that lays out the basic structure to shift to a more green economy. The Ministry of the Environment points out three main objectives of the bill: one is to establish a domestic cap-and-trade policy, to add an “environment tax,” and also to expand the feed-in tariff program to include all renewables.
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Japan Climate Change Bill News: Cabinet to go forward with Cap-and-Trade
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Japan Puts It’s Money Where it’s Mouth Is on Climate Change
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Japan said Wednesday it would offer 1.75 trillion yen (19.5 billion dollars) to developing nations under a climate deal, offering a major boost to the summit in Copenhagen.
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Some Thoughts on Copenhagen and Climate Change
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With many of the world’s scientists and politicians converging on Copenhagen this week, this is an important time for the people of the world to carefully consider the issues related to ‘climate change’. Here are some of my own thoughts on the issue.
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Main Criticism of Japanese Scientists that are Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming
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Recently (well, more than a month ago), there was a debate on a popular television program AsaNama on the existence of global warming. I’d like to write a little bit on what I felt watching this debate. Couple of the scientists (Emori and Maruyama) also participated in the infamous JSER (Japan Society of Energy and Resources) debate which featured four skeptics...
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The Misleading ¥360000 per Household Cost in Reducing 25% of Japan’s Greenhouse Gases
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From an average Japanese citizen, the biggest worry of Prime Minister Hatoyama’s global warming pledge (25% reduction relative to 1990 levels) is of course the cost. Currently, the 360 thousand yen per household estimate is rampant throughout the media.
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Japan faces pressure to stop importing polar bear products
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Japan is considered the world's No. 1 importer of polar bear products, with items such as furs and rugs widely sold on the Internet.
But with the bears at risk due to climate change and the U.S. government making moves to protect them, Japan could become a target of criticism for its lax policy.
Full Text of Hatoyama’s Speech to the United Nations Summit on Climate Change
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Here is a link to the prepared remarks of Prime Minister Hatoyama, which he delivered at the United Nations Summit on Climate Change...Occassionaly a world leader will stand up and make a speech which truly moves you. This was not such a speech...
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Clinton starts Asia trip with warm words for Japan
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a one-week Asia visit by praising the U.S.-Japan alliance and saying the United States and Asia needed to work together on the global financial crisis and climate change.
Read more »Japan panel to discuss mid-term emission targets
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Japan's top climate policy advisory panel is to discuss next week scenarios on how much Japan would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, a government official who is familiar with the issue said on Thursday.
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