Sumitomo Ponbetsu Mine
LAST STAND: Sumitomo Ponbetsu Mine (Hokkaido, Japan)
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Woven City’s hi-tech community
A promised land in which people can enjoy a happy, healthy, and sustainable life and co-exist in harmony with nature and technology. The future is…
How Japan’s ‘opt-in’ smart city could change urban living
This article is part of the Global Technology Governance Summit The city of Aizuwakamatsu in Japan has introduced an opt-in service for smartphone disaster alerts. It’s…
Are forests the new coal? Global alarm sounds as biomass burning surges
The forest biomass industry is sprawling and spreading globally — rapidly growing in size, scale, revenue, and political influence — even as forest ecologists and…
Big in Japan
Japan’s energy policy made headlines in July, when the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced plans to phase out older, inefficient coal plants, along…
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Fukushima gets new life as a renewable powerhouse after the 2011 meltdown
Tsunami caused triple reactor meltdown in 2011 . Investors plan 11 solar and 10 wind farms on the abandoned site. Renewable energy hub to supply…
How a Japanese system can help African cities adapt to climate change
Sub-Saharan Africa is already experiencing the realities of a changing climate – and the situation is only going to get worse. The reasons for this…
Japan’s nuclear rethink could derail UK energy plans
The planned nuclear power plant in Wales is looking increasingly precarious Update: Reports in the Japanese press claim Hitachi is set to suspend all work on Wylfa,…