Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga has announced that the country will aim to achieve zero-carbon emissions by 2050, framing decarbonisation as an economic opportunity rather than as a burden. Suga announced the target in his first policy speech to Parliament since taking office in September. Previously, Japan was aiming to cut its carbon emissions … Read more
Global stimulus packages designed to get economies back on their feet after the shock delivered by the Covid-19 pandemic should in part be focused on measures to combat climate change, a group of researchers have said. More than $12tr (£9.3tr) has been pledged worldwide in such packages so far. This is around three times more … Read more
Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga has announced that the country will aim to achieve zero-carbon emissions by 2050, framing decarbonisation as an economic opportunity rather than as a burden. Suga announced the target in his first policy speech to Parliament since taking office in September. Previously, Japan was aiming to cut its carbon emissions … Read more
The first half of 2020 has seen the largest-ever drop in carbon emissions in a single year, with bigger falls than the financial crisis of 2008, the 1979 oil crisis and even World War II. An international team of researchers estimated that the world saw 8.8 per cent less carbon dioxide emitted in 2020 than … Read more