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Jera Co., Japan's top power producer, launches a pioneering project to cut coal emissions by integrating ammonia into electricity generation at the Hekinan Thermal Power Station in Aichi prefecture. The project aims to replace 20% of coal heating value with ammonia.

It is proven that clean air improves our health and lengthens our average lifespan but a new study has found that places with low-carbon air can help improve economic growth and increase jobs and skill levels.

The United States could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from power production sector within the next 15 years by raising their investment in renewable resources like solar and wind, according to study findings.

The mayors of five U.S. West Coast cities met in Portland for a two-day summit last week to deliver ideas to reduce carbon emissions on a regional level. The meeting was held as the world leaders met in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (CPO21) in Paris to discuss carbon reductions on a global scale.

A global deal to curb carbon emissions must recognize each country's right to develop, France's foreign minister said in New Delhi on Thursday, as the host of this year's U.N. climate change talks seeks to win India's backing for a global deal.

Once at the forefront of the fight against global warming, Japan is now facing calls from other big economies such as China to set fresh emissions targets as Tokyo increases its use of dirty coal energy to replace nuclear.