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#Japan's #Iwate-based Venture Expands the Use of Waste Rice, Producing Rice-derived Plastic Bags Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ The town of #Yahaba in Iwate Prefecture of Japan has begun using plastic bags made from rice at stores in the town ✔️ The bags will be produced by Biomass Resin Kita-Nihon (North Japan), a local company established by Biomass Resin Holdings in January 2024. ✔️ The company will utilize discarded rice as a biomass resource, contributing to #decarbonization and the revitalization of #agriculture. #Recycling #Waste #WasteManagement #Upcycling #biomass #Sustainability #CircularEconomy Daisuke Matsuda wrote this article. https://lnkd.in/g7uS3Pdr

Human resources a stumbling block for nuclear power, highlighting the difficulty of returning to GX nuclear power generation in #Japan Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ The Japanese government is promoting nuclear power under its GX (Green Transformation) policy in order to achieve. #decarbonization and ensure a stable supply of electricity. ✔️ However, the number of students enrolling in departments related to nuclear power has continued to decline, and there is a serious shortage of human resources. ✔️ According to experts, “it is difficult for universities to be a source of nuclear power human resources.” Taniguchi Taketoshi, #NuclearPower #Energy #Sustainability #NuclearEnergy 龍谷大学, Kenichi Oshima Daisuke Matsuda wrote this article. https://lnkd.in/gjigjDFc

Daiwa House and 244 Other #Japanese Companies Call on Government to Align with 1.5 Degree Target 💡 Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. and 244 other Japanese companies recently launched a campaign calling on the government to comply with the 1.5 degree Celsius target of the Paris Agreement adopted at COP21. ✔️ The campaign is organized by the Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership (#JCLP) and, together with its member companies, it uses advertisements and social networking services to raise public opinion and urge the government to set emission reduction targets consistent with the 1.5 degree target. ✔️ Some companies expressed concern that their business activities will be disrupted by extreme heat and torrential rains. #Decarbonization #NetZero #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #ParisAgreement All the member companies are listed in the article below. 萩原 哲郎 wrote this article. https://lnkd.in/giUTf3FX

World's Largest Wind-Powered Cargo Ship, Owned by #French Company, Makes First Transatlantic Crossing 💡 Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ Anemos, the world's largest wind-powered cargo ship, has made its first transatlantic crossing. The 80-meter-long Anemos vessel left #Brittany, France, on August 16 and arrived in New York on September 3. ✔️ Powered by wind, it reduced GHG emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional cargo ships. ✔️ Will it be a #decarbonization trump card in an international #shipping industry that is struggling to move away from fossil fuels? #Sustainability #Anemos #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #ClimateChange #NetZero, TOWT https://lnkd.in/gbQGSSC9 Hiroko Yoshida wrote this article.

A Journey in the Mountains of #Vietnam, Led by #Ethnic #Minorities Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ In Vietnam, ethnic minorities account for about 14% of the population, but they face various challenges such as poverty and education. ✔️ Against this backdrop, Shu Tan, a Black Hmong, launched Sapa O'Chau, a travel agency in Sapa, a mountainous region in northern Vietnam, with the aim of contributing to society. ✔️ The company provides homestay and trekking services for ethnic minorities. https://lnkd.in/g3CGTZCt Hiroko Yoshida wrote this article.

Kirin Cards Help Tea Farmers Transition to Regenerative Farming 💡 Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ Kirin teams up with environmental #NGO to boost tea farmers' transition to #regenerative agriculture. ✔️ A scorecard was developed for tea farms to identify issues related to the transition to regenerative #agriculture, and a pilot test was conducted in 2024. ✔️ Through this tool, the project will also support the acquisition of the international certification “Rainforest Alliance Certification”. Rainforest Alliance, キリンホールディングス株式会社 #Regeneration #NetZero #Biodiversity #Sustainability https://lnkd.in/gF96iFqC 萩原 哲郎 wrote this article.

Nestlé #Japan and 38 Other Organizations #Upcycle #Japanese Traditional Crafts with Upcycled Materials 💡 Key takeaways from this article ✔️ 39 organizations, including Nestle Japan and L'Oréal Japan, collaborate to develop Japanese traditional crafts with upcycled materials. ✔️ The products include #tenugui hand towels with the #KagaYuzen technique, accessories, tote bags, etc., using traditional techniques. ✔️ Paper packages for confectioneries and other products and unused thinned wood were made into “paper yarn” and commercialized. 京都精華大学, Kyoto Seika University, #TraditionalJapaneseCrafts, #Upcycle, #Osaka, #Recycling, #Waste, Saraya, City of Kobe, ＃KagaYuzen #Ishikawa #Kaga #TokyoMizuhiki #加賀友禅, #東京水引, #Paris, #TSUMUGI, #Aizu, #Fukushima, #Kitakata, DAIMARU MATSUZAKAYA DEPARTMENT STORES CO. LTD., #D2C #JapaneseCraft #JapaneseTradition #Tradition #Crafts #Japan #SustainableTourism #Sustainability #NoWaste https://lnkd.in/gWAC36q3 池田真隆 オルタナ編集部 wrote this article.

Biofuel to be Used in Construction of Japan’s Tallest Building 💡 Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ Tokyo Metropolitan Government selected Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Jisho Design, and Euglena for a project to support the use of #biofuels. ✔️ 株式会社ユーグレナ - Euglena Co., Ltd.'s biodiesel fuel will be used in the construction of Torch Tower (Chiyoda, #Tokyo), the tallest building in #Japan. ✔️Aiming to realize a decarbonized society through the use of biodiesel fuel at construction sites #Sustainability #SustainableConstruction #Construction #Building #SustainableBuilding #biodiesel https://lnkd.in/gVdSrGBn Daisuke Matsuda wrote this article.

Five Reasons Why #Japan's #GX Policy is a “Galapagos Syndrome” 💡 Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ Japan's GX (Green Transformation) policy has diverged significantly from the global decarbonization trend. ✔️ Kimiko Hirata, Executive Director of Climate Integrate, a climate policy think tank, who received Goldman Environmental Prize in 2021, points out five key aspects why Japan's GX policy is a Galapagos syndrome. ✔️ She sees if the policy is consistent with the Paris Agreement's “1.5°C target” and the reduction effects of zero-emission thermal power generation. 🔊 The 78th issue of alterna magazine, released on October 3, 2024, features articles titled “Japan's GX is Galapagosized". This article is one of them. #Decarbonization #NetZero #ParisAgreement #Sustainability #Energy #ZeroEmission #StopFossilFuel #Green #Transformation #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NGO #Environment #SavethePlanet, Goldman Environmental Prize https://lnkd.in/gsqT4YDH Setsu MORI, 池田真隆 オルタナ編集部, Kayoko Kitamura interviewed and 池田真隆 オルタナ編集部 wrote this article.

UK to Get Away from Coal-Fired Power Generation: 250 Years after the Industrial Revolution Key takeaways from this article: ✔️ The United Kingdom, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, closes its last coal-fired power plant at the end of September 2024. ✔️ "Coal-free" is a major step toward the UK's goal of decarbonization by 2030. ✔️ 250 years after James Watt put the steam engine to practical use in 1776, leading to the Industrial Revolution that would later lead the country. The pioneer of the Industrial Revolution's decision to put an end to coal will have a major impact on global energy policy. #Decarbonization #NetZero #StopFossilFuels #UK #UnitedKingdom https://lnkd.in/gquhdvvE Kayoko Kitamura wrote this article.