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Venture Companies Rush To Create New Tools to Calculate CO2 Emissions
A new wave of startups in Japan is emerging, eager to equip domestic and international businesses with the tools to measure and subsequently reduce their carbon emissions. In just the last two years,...
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Nuclear Restarts: When an Immovable Regulator Meets an Unstoppable Energy Policy?
Almost a year ago, Prime Minister Kishida promised to have up to 17 nuclear reactors operating at the start of the summer of 2023. The premier’s comments raised much excitement/concern (depending on ...
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Former Head of Power Regulator: Reforming the Industry Is a Must
The power sector requires trillions of yen in investment to upgrade to a net-zero economy. But there’s growing concern about the sector’s ability to raise the funds or carry out the long-term investm...
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Japan Plays Catch-up on Climate Tech as Kishida Pushes Startup Innovation
(This is Part 1 of a two-part series about Japan’s climate-tech/ clean-tech sector) Japan isn’t known for its own Silicon Valley or high-profile private backers of technologies to tackle climate c...
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Japan Heads Asia Zero Emission Community To Regional Energy Transition
In a collective effort to accelerate the transition to clean energy and meet the targets outlined in the Paris climate accord, Japan and ten other countries in the Asia-Pacific region joined together...
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