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Nikkei. (2022c). JFE denro tenkan 2027nen nimo kurashikishi no kouro, tekkou oote de hatsu [JFE to convert a blast furnace to an electric one in Kurashiki City in 2027, a first among steelmakers]. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC010RO0R00C22A9000000/

Nikkei. (2023). GX rigu sanka, 700 sha kibou haishutsuryou torihiki 4gatsu sutato [GX League to start emissions trading in April, with 700 companies participating]. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA144C50U3A210C2000000/

Nikkei. (2024a). GX datsutanso dengenho 25 nen 6 gatsusikou genpatsuunten 60 nencho kanoni [GX Power Source Law, in force in June 2013, allows for more than 60 years of nuclear power plant operation]. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA122R40S3A910C2000000/

Nikkei. (2024b). kigyo no ondanka gasu sakugen 30 nendo “mitatsu” seifumokuhyo todokazu [Corporate greenhouse gas reductions ‘missed’ in FY30, failing to reach government targets]. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA165OZ0W4A110C2000000/#:~:text=企業の温暖化ガス削減、30年度「未達」　政府目標届かず 経済 2024年1月16日 19%3A03 %5B会員限定記事%5D,経済産業省は16日、 日立製作所 や 日本製鉄 など国内372社による温暖化ガスの排出削減目標を公表した。 各社の目標値を合わせると30年度の排出量は13年度比40%25減で、政府が掲げる46%25減には届かない。

Nikkei. (2024c). Kyo no 5 hon toyota, fukuoka ni EV denchikojo wo shinsetsu [Today’s 5 Toyota opens new EV battery plant in Fukuoka, Japan]. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQODL26B730W4A720C2000000/

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