Low Carbon Seminar (3/4)

Special Seminar 2008
HOW TO CREATE A LOW CARBON SOCIETY IN JAPAN
--A MESSAGE FROM TOKYO TO THE WORLD--

Mr.Ehara: Decreasing CO2 in Japan is also important and not just overseas. We use 6 kg of CO2 everyday. However, there are things we cannot decrease by individual effort. That is why we need 1) technology, 2) a system in which those who are able to decrease benefit from, 3) awareness towards wanting to change the system. The biggest action we can take is to show our will.

Mr.Nishikawa: To do so, it is indispensable that we see the result of our actions, and that our awareness changes, and that there is a solution. However, the current situation is that all of these are insufficient. To decrease the effect of global warming, we have the following choices: Decrease CO2 1) by using less energy through our own efforts, 2) when generating electricity, 3) by burring the emitted CO2. Such methods need to be shared among businesses and researchers.
What I want to emphasize the most is that it is the individual who makes the choice after all. The individual is the key to choosing one’s lifestyle.


Mr.Mori: In addition to consumption and policies, I believe finance is also important in terms of individual choices. In Japan, many people don’t know that their pension is used for various investments. On the other hand, there are countries in which people can request the usage of their pension funds. If the promotion of information disclosure and a movement by people asking for the information start together, we will be able to make our own choices, and the idea of SRI and green investment will spread.

(to be continued)

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