insects in German forests and grasslands have declined by about one-third in just the past decade.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.

･ Supporting an energy management system with low-CO2 distributed power generation and self-consignment ･ Switch to CO2-free hydrogen fuel planned for the future

･ Top share with 37.2% of the global market, fifth time since 2014 ･ Contributing to a significant reduction in air pollutants, and improvement in the global environment

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