Goldman Sachs to establish a $1 billion renewable energy bond
Goldman Sachs is planning to establish a bond facility which will target $1 billion in renewable energy investments in Japan. This latest initiative is part of their 2012 plan to channel $40 billion into renewable energy projects over the next decade.The Japan Renewable Project Bond...
Japan pledges $AUD580 million in climate change aid to Pacific islands
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged Y55 billion ($AUD580 million) in climate change and disaster aid to Pacific Island nations battling sea level rise and natural disasters due to global warming at a two day meeting in Iwaki in northern Japan.The aid will be...
Japan latest country to nominate 2030 target
Japan, the world’s fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has proposed a 25.4% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. Japanese Government officials preferred to use 2013 as a baseline year as that implied a higher reduction target than other developed nations....