California Renewable Energy full transition 2018.12

<California is a unique renewable energy policy.>

In response to the Trump regime, which proved to be withdrawn from the "Paris Agreement", the international Framework for global warming countermeasures, California will promote its own state-level global warming strategy. As a medium-term target, we will raise the power generation ratio by renewable energy such as wind, solar, hydro, etc. to electricity companies in the state to 60% by the end of 30%.

Government buildings and other state-related facilities switch to renewable energy in the year of target achievement It is said that it is It will be implemented from January next year. In the United States, the difference between the central government and the local government is clear about environmental policy.

Food crisis in the water shortage 1999.08.15

The Worldwatch Institute announced a report that a rapidly advancing water shortage could significantly reduce food production and could lead to frequent conflicts of famine and water disputes in developing countries. About two-thirds of the world's water demand is used for irrigation, and 40% of the food is produced, but to produce food that will cover the growing world population, irrigation water will be needed to meet the new flow of 24 Nile rivers by 2025.

43% increase in environmental investment in China 1998.09.15

According to the latest "China Environmental status Report," published by the Directorate General of Environmental Protection in China, the environmental investment in China in 1998 was 72,100,008,000 million yuan (approximately 1.8 trillion yen), up 43. 7 percent increase. Of these, urban environmental protection is 45.6 billion yuan and 77. 7 percent increase and showed high growth. The National Development Planning Committee of China has clarified the policy to cultivate the environmental protection industry as an emerging industry, and the environmental response is gradually becoming active in China.

Eco-friendly hotels are on the increase 2

●A variety of environmentally friendly services.

It is said that the environmental and health efforts of the Japan service industry are far behind compared to the West. There are only seven hotels that have been certified as Eco Mark. However, unrelated accommodations that are not livery the official ECO Mark certification are rapidly attracting attention. The accommodation has been born in various places to take the eco-trend and to put the foot on a sustainable management. In the hotel opened in the center, you can set a lot of greening area on the site, the use of old wood beds, recycled bicycles, and food loss to reduce the amount of ingenuity (devised to put out without peeling the organic carrot) and various. At a hotel in Kawasaki City, a disposable toothbrush and other waste plastic is made into solid fuel, and the electricity is taken out from there, and the story served about 30% of the power consumption of the hotel. Among the guests, "I would like to support such management, whether it is an effort to devise environmentally friendly in the place where there are a lot of inn which tries to attract customers by price competition on TV. It is not to be overlooked that the voice of "green living person" who says "it wants to contribute to the society to the extent that I can do is increasing".

●Creation of a new business on the axis of the environment. 

The US-Trump Republican regime's decline in environmental policy has continued to recede. In a CBS News interview on December 14, Trump said, "I don't know if climate change is due to human activity. I don't want to rob millions of jobs, like the coal industry. The LDP Abe administration is also akin to keeping pace with playing cards. The main theme of environmental issues is to use the phrase "realizing a sustainable society" as a word that inflame the traditional GDP (gross national product). However, it is the beginning of the development of the eco current and the new work for smart people and the industry as the action of this eco-hotel no longer. Environmental business is nothing more than a new business development on the axis of the environment.

Residual organic chlorine compound 17000 tons 1998.09.15

According to a report compiled by the National Institute of Environmental Research, the Japan Soda Industry association calculated that 43 species of major organic chlorine compounds are released in total about 325,000 tons per year based on the data of the amount of chemical production containing chlorine, respectively, moved, Chemical reaction, residue in the environment after causing decomposition, etc. was a total of 17000 tons. 65% of the atmosphere, 29% water, and 4% are said to be contained in the soil.

Aluminum cans recovery rate past highest 1998.09.15

According to the aluminum Cans Recycling association, the aluminum can recovery rate in FY 1998 increased by 74.4%, up 1.8 points compared to the previous year. The amount recovered is about 202,000 tons. The ratio of the recovered cans to the cans was increased by 5.7% from the previous year in 79.0% because the aluminum rolling maker actively the reuse to the can material. Other uses are mainly used for automotive parts such as deoxidizing materials used in the production process of aluminum secondary metal and steel.

Plant Factory Business is limited ②

I took a peek at "Agri Business Japan" which was held at the International Exhibition Center in Tokyo. Approximately 160 offices in Japan and overseas are exhibited. The exhibits of agricultural workers were surprisingly small, and many of them were exhibited in home appliances, materials, plant manufacturers and facility horticulture. Most of the plants produced there are leafy vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes and strawberries. Cultivation technology is seen as a trace of constantly evolving, but the biggest challenge is still profitability of the producer side. It is very limited to be established as a business.

● Plant factories that do not spread. This plant plant is a policy that has a subsidy of 15 billion yen in 2009, which is an extension of the plant plant by the reform of farmland law and the spread and expansion of plants by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. At the start of the plant there are about 50 plants (almost wiped out). After that, the interest in plant factories has been reignited as a means of recovery for farmers affected by the damage caused by the tsunami of farmland caused by the 2011 great East Japan earthquake. In 2013, 177 houses (most of them fully artificial light type), especially new entrants from different industries such as manufacturing industries, have increased. In this context, the development of "technology cultivation, equipment)", "establishment of production management method", "cost (initial cost of cultivation facilities, equipment, etc., utility costs, labor costs, running cost such as logistics costs) reduction" It is said that it is because the soil that the business person other than agriculture is entering enters. However, it is said that the success stories of plant factories are less than 10%.

Construction of information exchange network for the soil generated in the building 1998.09.15

The Ministry of Construction will establish and operate an information exchange system for soil construction in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Transportation in fiscal 1999 in order to promote reuse of the stagnant construction soil with a recycling rate of 32% (FY 1995). The system is a real-time exchange of information connected to the construction site and public works and related organizations with a personal computer. To understand the situation of generation and reuse of construction soil based on registered information.

Significantly reduced landfill volume 1998.09.15

The amount of garbage in the ward section of Tokyo was summarized in 1997. The total incidence was 3.1% down from the previous year to 4 million tonnes. Due to the establishment of a system that can incinerate all combustible garbage by the operation of the Edogawa cleaning plant, landfill disposal volume decreased by 465,000 tons, down 34.4%. The amount of recovered waste of resources was 29000 tons, and the amount of recycled paper was increased by 94% to 15000 tons. In addition, over-the-counter recovery of PET bottles started 1400 tons was recovered.

PRTR, 40% of companies are positive 1998.09.15

According to a questionnaire survey conducted by the environmental Agency for companies and citizens, "chemical substance withdrawal and transfer registration system (PRTR)", the company that is positive for the release of emission information accounted for 41% and exceeded a negative 27%. Nine percent of companies responded that accuracy would not lead to the leakage of trade secrets. Many of the negative business offices also acknowledged the effectiveness of the system, and the "reduction in emissions" amounted to 55%.

”Learning from Ancestors”

The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) inaugurated the traditional Knowledge Initiative in 2007 to build further understanding and recognition of traditional knowledge and to convey initiatives by indigenous peoples, local communities and policymakers. The initiative studies the use of indigenous peoples ' current practices and the knowledge they have cultivated for many years. Research on the initiative is extremely important for a world where widespread development has caused so many problems.

In fact, modern society should be able to learn valuable insights and lessons from past indigenous societies on how to use resources efficiently and how to improve waste management systems. Between 2000 and 2050, the world's population is projected to increase by 50%, the world's economic activity is 500%, and the world's energy and resource utilization is 300%. These trends will stress more on the resources and Environment of the Earth, which is already multiplying a significant load. During the 1992 Earth Summit, world leaders warned that "the main reason for the constant deterioration of the global environment is the steady increase in the production and consumption and disposal of goods."

At the same time, the Rio Declaration affirmed that the "green economy" policy against sustainable development and the eradication of Poverty promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth and promotes sustainable consumption and production. Resource utilization and waste management tend to be significantly different in developed and developing countries. If human life and society have unlimited abundance, the resources consumed and the waste produced (solid and liquid) will be many. Therefore, developed countries consume more energy, water, metal and plastic than developing countries. In the data of the World Bank of 2012, it was seen so.
The average American resident is 3.5 kg of waste per day, but for some African urban residents, less than 200 grams per person per day. In the initiative, the rate of waste generation in developed countries also shows a trend of stabilization or gradual increase. This trend reflects the maturity of the economic system of the industrialized nations and reflects a gradual increase or decrease in population. In order to ensure that economic growth does not lead to an increase in waste as it is, advanced countries have proposed efforts to improve resource efficiency and maximize the use of waste countermeasures, reuse and recycling.

On the other hand, in developing countries, the rate of waste generation has increased rapidly due to economic growth and urbanization. According to the World Bank, the rate of increase in waste generation rates will be fastest in Africa and Asia in the near future. For example, the waste discharged from sub-Saharan Africa over the next two decades is expected to triple. China will overtake the United States in 2004.
It is now the world's largest solid waste emission country. In many cities in developing countries, it is still difficult to provide the people with waste recovery and appropriate processing systems. As a result, the atmosphere, water and soil are contaminated, and public health has a negative impact. However, proper waste management can create employment opportunities and reduce the ecological footprint of society.

Therefore, in the policy and institutional design of solid wastes, we suggest that we should aim to minimize the generation of waste and to make the best use of waste material reuse and recycling. Technological innovations are often seen as answers to modern waste problems.　But what can we learn from the historical methods that the great ancient societies, such as the Aztec tribe of the Mexico, were taking advantage of? How will past systems, such as Aztec waste management and resource utilization, relate to the modern world?

Average voluntary target value of the waste of construction production 1998.09.15

In Tokyo, the company summarized its voluntary goal of promoting industrial waste suitability and resource management in agreement with 82 contractors with a capital of more than 500 million yen in Tokyo. In fiscal 1998, the average rate of resource utilization was 88.6% of asphalt/concrete mass 9.1% (average actual value of 1997), concrete mass 88.1% (85.6%), wood scrap 67.1% (58. 1%) and other wastes of 40.4% (same as 32.8%).

Plan of 70% vinyl chloride pipe regeneration Rate 1998.09.15

The vinyl chloride pipe and Fittings Association announced the actively measures of the waste recycling business of the PVC pipe such as the housing related. The general contractors and construction unions will be introduced to support the expansion of facilities by selecting 10 locations from 36 recovery and recycling companies nationwide. In October, the Kanto and Kansai Districts have established bases in all districts within the fiscal year. It plans to make a 35% recycling rate of 70% by 2000, with a budget of 500 million yen for the first three years.

The mail order industry buys 100% recycled paper jointly 1998.09.15

The Japan mail Order Sales Association, which is organized by approximately 300 telecommunications companies in Japan, has strengthened the joint purchasing business of printing paper used in the Mail order catalogue from October. The new materials are scheduled to be purchased at a pace of about 16000 tons annually, mainly in recycled paper with 100% recycled papers and other varieties such as coated paper and fine paper. In response to environmental issues, the company aims to compress the catalog production costs of its member companies. So far the joint purchase was limited to 100% printing paper on wood valves.

Ice Thermal storage Air conditioning system is selling well 1998.09.15

Ice Thermal storage type air conditioning system is rapidly spreading. The number of installations in the Tokyo Electric Power Pipe was 1990 at the end of 1997, with a 21% increase at the end of fiscal 1998. In the entire country, the 3490 in fiscal 1996 increased to 4480 in 1997. The power companies that have to build a power plant to match the peak in summer formed a sales force, and it spurred the spread that the company focused on selling the system.

Waste paper stock decreased by three consecutive months 1998.09.15

Domestic stock of old paper is decreasing trend. According to the Kanto paper raw materials and Commerce Union, the end of July inventory of the Kanto District is 61409 tons, down 3.1% compared with the previous month. The low level since the end of June 1996 with a decline of three consecutive months. Although it is a factor that the waste paper wholesaler is put power to export for the Korea and the Taiwan, the stock ratio (the proportion of stock to the shipment of the wholesaler) is 24.8%, and 15% of the level that is appropriate is still exceeded.

Environmental business that expands in multi-disciplinary environment business

<Development to all industries and all participatory businesses. >

The market size of our environmental business is steadily expanding. According to the Ministry of the Environment, the market size of 2016 was approximately 104 trillion yen, with a capacity of approximately 2.6 million employees. The market size is evident in comparison to the market size of approximately 65 trillion yen (2016) of the automobile industry, which is always attracting attention, and the construction industry of 45 and 5 trillion yen (2015).
You can understand how huge industrialization is. In the media, the energy-related reports of nuclear power plants, such as renewable energy, Smartgrit, Smart House, and eco-cars, etc. are noticeable, but the environmental business is more broadly and deeply The market is steadily expanding. It is made in the form of expanding the base of each industry greatly.

For example, in the primary industry of agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fisheries, biomass resources began to be utilized, recycling of organic wastes, permanent agriculture based on organic farming, building materials using domestic materials and thinning materials, etc., sunlight, wind, and local consumption Small hydro power generation, and the like. In manufacturing, construction, and mining, the second industry manufactures and sells a variety of renewable energies, energy saving, environmental equipment and equipment, storage batteries, fuel cell devices, etc., and the construction industry is environmentally friendly building construction, building waste recycling, etc. In the mining industry, in addition to the recycling business of waste appliances and waste automobiles, recently, businesses such as collecting and recycling rare metals such as electronic and information devices are expanding. It seems that the second industry now has more than 60% of the market size in the mainstream of environmental business. In the tertiary industry, which consists of electricity, gas, distribution, and financial services, there are a wide range of green consulting fields, including renewable energies, business proposals for energy conservation, distribution of environmentally friendly products, and environmental advertising. In recent years, businesses such as the Building Energy Management System (BEMS) and the HEMS (Home Energy Management System) have been expanding. In this way, the environmental business has evolved into all-in-all business, and the number of participating companies exceeds 10,000, and the business item rises to 900, and the steady growth factor is concealed here.

Waste paper stock decreased by three consecutive months 1998.09.15

Domestic stock of old paper is decreasing trend. According to the Kanto paper raw materials and Commerce Union, the end of July inventory of the Kanto District is 61409 tons, down 3.1% compared with the previous month. The low level since the end of June 1996 with a decline of three consecutive months. Although it is a factor that the waste paper wholesaler is put power to export for the Korea and the Taiwan, the stock ratio (the proportion of stock to the shipment of the wholesaler) is 24.8%, and 15% of the level that is appropriate is still exceeded.

Due to deforestation, the Yangtze River floods 1998.9.15

Due to long-term flooding in the Yangtze River basin, China's experts say that the cause is the view of environmental destruction caused by deforestation. The view that the water retention capacity of the basin decreases by the decrease of the forest, and the sediment inflow of topsoil pushes up the change going to the riverbed. The forest area ratio of the Yangtze River basin decreased from 22% in the 1950s to 10% in the 1980s. The nagae was always clouded by the sediment inflow, and the voice of romantic "Nagae became the second Yellow River".

Sewage treatment Maintenance rate 64% 1998.09.15

The Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has summarized the maintenance status of the sewage treatment facilities such as sewerage, merger processing purification chamber and agricultural village drainage facilities. The nationwide average penetration rate was 64% (up 2 points yoy). In terms of population, 80,510,000 people (3,130,000 people yoy). By Prefecture, Tokyo 96%, Kanagawa 90%, Osaka, Hyogo 81% and large metropolitan area, but also in Wakayama 19%, Tokushima 22%, Shimane 30%, etc. are delayed.