Low Carbon Society Scenario

S - 3 Low - Carbon Society Scenario toward 2050 : Scenario Development and its Implication for Policy Measures 4 . Integrated Measures of Technologies and Lifestyles against Global Warming

We have been studying the influence of ICT diffusion on environmental problems. From previous study " s results, we selected three important ICT applications. These are an " SCM (Supply Chain Management) system " , which reduces resources used in the industry sector, an " advanced traffic utilization system & teleworking " , which increases energy use efficiency and decreases the frequency of t...

Policies and practices for a low-carbon society

In February 2006, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) Japan and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the UK set in motion an ambitious research project aimed at informing the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development established during the UK’s 2005 G8 Presidency (DEFRA, 2005). The Dialogue has engaged G8 and other interested count...

Contemporary Society, Health Care Scenario and Psychiatrist

Indeed, one gets affected by the mood of the time. To me the temptation is to reflect on the broader sweep of events. In the recent past rapid changes have taken place, all over the world. We are witnessing too many violent self-assertions by people, of their ethnic identity in different corners of the world. Powerful economic forces are deciding almost everything in all areas of human existenc...

Qualitative scenario building for post - carbon cities

Decomposed Driving Factors of Carbon Emissions and Scenario Analyses of Low-Carbon Transformation in 2020 and 2030 for Zhejiang Province

Climate change has gained widespread attention, and the rapid growth of the economy in China has generated a considerable amount of carbon emissions. Zhejiang Province was selected as a study area. First, the energy-related carbon emissions from 2000 to 2014 were accounted for, and then the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) decomposition model was applied to analyse the driving factors unde...