Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2021 rose for the first time in eight years, reflecting an increase in energy consumption due to a pickup in economic activities in the post-COVID era, government data showed.National emissions in the year through March totaled 1.17 billion tons in carbon dioxide equivalent, up 2.0 percent from fiscal 2020. Other Group of Seven countries also saw their emissions rebound.The increase came despite mounting pressure to keep a rise in the global temperature to no more than 1.5 C compared with pre-industrial levels, which is the target under the Paris A…READ FULL ARTICLE
