The IEA’s Critical Minerals Report and Implications for Japan’s Decarbonization

Decarbonization and green technologies will not make the world an environmentally better place unless we closely monitor and control the supply of raw materials needed for this transition. And the me...

A New Balancing Market: Japan’s Electricity Trading Adjusts to More Renewables

This month a key new structure of Japan’s electricity market was rolled out. The balancing market seeks to address the emerging disparities and inefficiencies in Japan’s power since the industry’s li...

Japan’s Offshore Potential Is Even Higher Underwater

Japan is betting a significant chunk of its new generation capacity on energy potential that’s above the ocean. It might do better to invest below.The country’s territorial waters and Exclusive Econo...

Bioenergy: A Quicker Route to Decarbonization for Japan

This is a guest column by Eduardo Saboia, the Ambassador of Brazil to Japan As Japan reconsiders its energy mix in light of the country’s pledge to decarbonize by 2050, one option that makes sense...

Shift to EVs Faces Legal and Cost Issues Amid IP Wrangle

The global shift to electric vehicles (EV) is turning more complicated, and potentially much more costly than initially imagined.A growing power struggle over the intellectual property (IP) of the co...