CO2 control, cycling, transformation, and fixation in forests and oceans
Today, political divisions are deepening, especially in Europe and the United States, and existing values such as democracy and liberalism are being shaken. Against this backdrop, [...]...
*Previous column is here Impact of GX-ETS ceiling price "4,300 yen" on forest-based J-credits (Part 1) System design and [...].
In April 2026, the GX-ETS, a national emissions trading scheme, will begin in earnest in Japan. The first phase, in which participation was voluntary [...].
The annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) not only hosts international negotiations related to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, but also various [...]
Sendai Port Biomass Power LLC, jointly funded by Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo Gas, Hokuriku Electric Power, and Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku, is constructing [...] in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
The Forestry Agency is moving toward reflecting the amount of carbon fixed in buildings through wood utilization in greenhouse gas emissions calculations under the SHK system (Sustainable Housing and Construction [...]
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in November 2025, with Brazil as the [...].
The most familiar "mass products of forest origin" around us are probably paper and paperboard. Notepads, newspapers, wrapping paper, [...].
As Chairman of the Platinum Initiative Network and former President of the University of Tokyo, I have long been thinking about the future of Japan. Now, the world [...].
phoneme, which offers unique apparel both domestically and internationally, uses "mokito" (wood thread), which is made from unused thinned wood, for its T-shirts [...]...
The national challenges facing Japan today - carbon neutrality by 2050, regional sustainability, and resource self-sufficiency. These [...]...
The percentage of domestic timber in demand for lumber has recovered to over 40%. Forests that are in the process of being logged or have passed their [...].
The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of the National Forestry Research and Development Institute (NFRI) is a research institute that conducts research on carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from forest soils and its absorption by me [...].
With the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050, a multifaceted approach of technology, policy, and regional cooperation around the world [...].
The argument for wood use in many places is based on the premise that forest biomass is carbon neutral [...].
JGC Holdings, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airlines have recently announced a domestic SAF (Sustainable [...]] that uses waste cooking oil as part of its raw material.