1.1 billion people have problems with their water environment 2000.12.15

According to a report recently released jointly by the World Health Organization and the International Children's Fund, of the world's population of approximately 6.5 billion, about 1.1 billion people do not have access to water through water supply, wells, or other process means, and about 2.4 billion people have problems when it comes to sewer facilities. Only 35% of Asia and 14% of Latin America treat wastewater and sewage, and almost none of Africa. Deaths due to sewage reach 2.2 million people.

11億人が水環境に問題あり 2000.12.15

世界保健機関と国際児童基金がこのほど共同で公表した報告書によると、世界人口約65億人のうち、約11億人が水道や井戸など過程で水を確保する手段を持たず、下水道施設に至っては約24億人に問題がある。廃水・汚水を処理しているのはアジアで35%、ラテンアメリカでは14%に過ぎず、アフリカではほとんど処理されていない。汚水が原因で死に至るケースは220万人に達するという。

Orangutans in danger of extinction 2001.03.20

The Wildlife Conservation Society of the United States has released a research report indicating that wild orangutans are in danger of extinction over the next 10 years. This is due to the shrinking of their habitat due to deforestation, poaching, and other factors. In the southern part of Sumatra, Indonesia, the largest habitat of the orangutan, there were approximately 12,000 orangutans in 1993, but by 2000, the number had plummeted to nearly half of the original population. In particular, in 1998 and 1999, the number of animals decreased by as much as 1,000 per year.

オラウータン絶滅の危機 2001.03.20

野生のオラウータンが今後１０年間に絶滅の危機にあるとの調査報告を米国の野生生物保護協会が発表した。森林の伐採により住処が狭まっていることや密猟などが原因。最大の生息地であるインドネシア・スマトラ島南部では９３年に約１万２０００匹が生息していたのに、２０００年までに半数近くまで激減している。とくに、９８、９９年では年間１０００匹も減っていたという。

The challenge of the 21st century is climate and population stabilization 2002.02.15

The U.S. Worldwatch Institute has released its 2000 Earth White Paper, which states that the challenge for the new century is to stabilize the mechanism and population. The UN estimates that the population will be nearly 9 billion by 2050. It said global family planning and education are needed to keep the population down to 7 billion. It also advocates that climate stabilization should accelerate the shift from fossil fuel-centered energy supplies to wind and renewable energy.

21世紀の課題は気候と人口の安定化 2002.02.15

米ワールドウォッチ研究所は、新世紀の課題は機構と人口の安定化だとすると２０００年度版地球白書を発表。国連が２０５０年までに９０億人近くになると見込む。人口を７０億人に抑えるために世界的な家族計画と教育が必要だとした。また、気候の安定化には、化石燃料中心のエネルギー供給から、風力や自然エネルギーの転換を加速させるべきだと提唱する。

[Tokyo 2000] Industrial waste disposal facility, remaining life of 3.7 years

According to the estimate of industrial waste discharged and treated (as of the end of March 2000) released by the Ministry of the Environment, the residual capacity of final disposal sites for industrial waste nationwide was 183.94 million cubic meters, a decrease of about 3% from the previous year, but the residual life, calculated by dividing the residual capacity by final disposal sites for the year, was 3.7 years, up 0.4 years from the previous year. The amount of waste brought to the final disposal facility in FY1999 was 50 million tons, down about 14% from the previous year. Nevertheless, the situation remains severe.

産廃処分場、残余年数3.7年

環境省が公表した産廃の排出、処理状況の推計（２０００年３月末現在）によると、産廃の最終処分処理場残余容量は、全国で１億８３９４万立方メートルと前年度比約３％の減少、しかし残余容量をその年の最終処分場で割り算して求める残余年数は逆に０．４年分増えて３．７年となった。９９年度に最終処理場に持ち込まれた量で５０００万トンで前年度比約１４％減だったため。とはいえ依然厳しい状況。

Higher average temperatures in 2001 as well

The Japan Meteorological Agency has released the average temperatures for the world and Japan for 2001. The average temperature for the world was 0.4°C above the normal (1971-2000 average), the second warmest in more than 100 years of observation. Japan, on the other hand, was only 0.23°C above normal, the 12th warmest on record. However, the trend of high temperatures in the world and Japan has become more pronounced since around 1990, with the world's record high in 1998 (+0.66°C above normal) and Japan's record high in 1990 (+1.04°C above normal).

2001年も平均気温高め 2002.01.20

気象庁が2001年の世界と日本の平均気温を発表した。世界の平均気温は平年(1971～2000年の平均)より0.4度高く、100年余の観測史上2番目の暖かさ。一方、日本は0.23度上回る程度で過去12番目に留まった。とはいえ世界と日本の高温傾向は90年頃から顕著になっており、世界の過去最高の年は98年(平年比プラス0.66度）、日本は90年(同1.04度）

World Energy Consumption Continues to Grow 2000-04-15

 According to the U.S. Department of Energy's "International Energy Outlook 2000," world crude oil consumption is expected to grow at an annual rate of 1.9% between 1997 and 2020, reaching 113 million barrels per day in 2020 (60% more than in 1997) The growth of demand in the transportation sector will be the driving force. Growth in demand in the transportation sector is the driving force. Global greenhouse gas emissions are also projected to increase to 1.6 times the 1997 level in 2020, 40% more in 2010 and 72% more in 2020 than in 1990.