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April 22, 2026 · 5 min read

A Cheat Sheet for Canceling Coal | Kimiko Hirata | TED

A Cheat Sheet for Canceling Coal | Kimiko Hirata | TED
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Key Takeaways

  • 1I've been working on the climate issue for almost 30 years with the Japanese climate organization called Kiko Network.
  • 2When all of Japan's nuclear reactors shut down suddenly, our country's energy system stood at a crossroads.
  • 3Despite more than 150 coal-fired power plants operating in Japan, this fact remained invisible to most people - much like CO2 itself.
  • 4On many occasions, people didn't care much about climate or new coal projects.
  • 5In 2020, I took another significant action.

Overview

I've been working on the climate issue for almost 30 years with the Japanese climate organization called Kiko Network. Today I want to share some moments when we succeeded, particularly after a critical turning point following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

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