JCB, Japan’s only international payment brand, has achieved an 82.4 per cent reduction in its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in FY2025 compared with FY2013, meeting its emissions reduction target and advancing efforts toward carbon neutrality.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union (EU) economy rose 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 837 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, according to figures from Eurostat.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) totalled around 3.3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2025, representing a 17.2 per cent decrease compared with 2015, according to preliminary estimates from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.
The European Commission selected nine hydrogen projects across seven EEA countries under the European Hydrogen Bank auction. Backed by €1.09 billion ($1.3 billion) in EU funding, they aim to deliver 1.1GW electrolyser capacity, producing 1.3 million tonnes of hydrogen.
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9 per cent in fiscal 2024, ending March 2025, marking a third consecutive annual decline and the lowest on record, driven by reduced manufacturing energy use and increased renewable and nuclear power generation.
