Japan eyes 50% greenhouse gas cut
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Japan's prime minister says the world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.
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Sharp Corp., the world's biggest supplier of LCD TVs, said Wednesday it plans to invest 150 billion yen (&#36;1.45 billion) to build a second plant in Japan to make the glass used in flat-screen TV panels to counter fierce competition from Asian rivals.
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The U.S. House aims to slash its energy consumption by 50 percent in 10 years under a "Green the Capitol" initiative.
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The world's top greenhouse gas producers should sit down and figure out a strategy for cutting emissions, the president says.
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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Tokyo-led initiatives on climate change and economic development in the near future in a comment piece in the Financial Times on Friday.
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The government will seek a 60% cut in UK carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 in its plan to tackle global warming.
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2050 is apparently far enough away that the United States appears to ready to accept a call for a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by then. The Americans continue pushing for voluntary, not mandatory, cuts.
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Companies are looking for ways to cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline.
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KORIYAMA, Japan  - Overlooking a mountain lake a few hours drive from Tokyo, dozens of tall wind turbines spin in the breeze creating carbon-free power for the world's fifth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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Japan will give $10bn over five years to help developing nations fight global warming, a newspaper reports.
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Kyoto replacement would set out firm emissions-reduction responsibilities for both richer and poorer nations.
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The Environment Ministry unveiled a carbon tax Friday to discourage use of fossil fuels and promote the use of energy-saving appliances so Japan can meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Australian and Japanese researchers are working on a prototype &quot;near zero-emission&quot; coal-fired electricity plant in an effort to reduce a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, they said.
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Japan's capital has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel.
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In Japan, where one fifth of the population is now over 65, a preview of a global future.
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Officials in Berkeley, Calif., are laying out a roadmap to reach a voter mandated 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  The plan covers everything from solar panels to composted table scraps, The San Francisco Chronicle said Thursday.
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As world leaders search for ways to curb the emission of greenhouse gases, Lars G. Josefsson says he has already found the solution.