Global Warming Countermeasures : Current Situation and Future Prospects

The world is currently under threat of destruction. The Arctic ice is melting, and abnormal weather conditions such as severe droughts and hurricanes have been reported around the world. Global warming is said to be the primary cause of these anomalies. What can be done to save the world from the da...

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Main Authors: 高野 拓樹, Hiroki TAKANO, 四国大学附属経営情報研究所:信州大学工学部環境機能工学科, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Shinshu Univ.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Global warming
Environmental governance
Clean energy
Arctic
Online Access:https://shikoku-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=316
http://id.nii.ac.jp/1456/00000308/
https://shikoku-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=316&item_no=1&attribute_id=19&file_no=1
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Summary:The world is currently under threat of destruction. The Arctic ice is melting, and abnormal weather conditions such as severe droughts and hurricanes have been reported around the world. Global warming is said to be the primary cause of these anomalies. What can be done to save the world from the danger of destruction? This paper first explains the global warming mechanism with reference to its main causes. It then proceeds to describe the environmental governance undertaken by Japan to resolve the problem, and finally, it gives an account of current technology for vehicles, which are responsible for the majority of carbon dioxide emissions.

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