carbon dioxide

Scientists: Corals could disappear from Japan if...
Corals off Ishigakijima island, Okinawa Prefecture (Provided by the National Institute for Environment Studies)
January 10, 2013
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture—Corals could become extinct in the waters around Japan within 60 years if carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise at their current rates, the...
Top emitter China agrees to work with EU to cut...
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, is greeted by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, center, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, during an EU-China summit in Brussels on Sept. 20. (AP Photo/Pool)
September 20, 2012
BRUSSELS--China, the world's biggest carbon dioxide emitter, has struck a deal to work with the European Union to cut greenhouse gases through projects including the...
BIZ BRIEF: Panasonic's photosynthesis system makes...
July 30, 2012
Panasonic announced July 30 it has developed an artificial photosynthesis system that uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into organic material at an efficiency level ...
Toshiba to build new thermal plant system in U.S.
The Asahi Shimbun
June 16, 2012
Toshiba Corp. announced June 15 that it will build a thermal power plant in the United States in 2014 that releases little or no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
China report spells out 'grim' climate change risks
A villager walks through a nearly dried up reservoir in Aoxi town in China's Guizhou province, following a drought in September 2011. (AP)
January 18, 2012
BEIJING - Global warming threatens China's march to prosperity by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts and floods, says the government's latest...
Tokyo Gas experiments with CO2 for better tomatoes
A greenhouse where tomatoes are grown with a higher concentration of carbon dioxide at Chiba University's botanical plant in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. (Provided by Tokyo Gas Co.)
December 31, 2011
It's the main culprit blamed for global warning, but according to Tokyo Gas Co., the upside to it is better tomatoes.
VOX POPULI: Why are we helping mosquitoes?
December 03, 2011
The Japanese word "bunrai," which means the buzzing of mosquitoes, is written with two kanji characters that stand for "mosquito" and "thunder." Although the Japanese...
Top of Mount Fuji helping the study of global...
Researchers set up a satellite antenna that transmits data recorded at the observatory on Mount Fuji. (The National Institute for Environment Studies)
October 12, 2011
Observations being made atop majestic Mount Fuji are helping to map a clearer picture of global warming.
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