Charting a Course for Decarbonization: Japan in the Post-Glasgow Era

The November 2021 Glasgow Climate Change Summit (COP 26) yielded a historic agreement on the need to keep global warming beneath the critical 1.5°C threshold. This series examines what Japan must do to reconcile its domestic energy needs with its global responsibility to achieve carbon neutrality.

Photo: A giant model of the earth looms over COP 26 participants in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 13, 2021. © DPA/Kyōdō.