The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MoEJ) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK (Defra) are jointly promoting a scientific research project: Developing visions for a Low Carbon Society through sustainable development. They will promote studies toward achieving a Low Carbon Society (LCS) by 2050 in collaboration, encourage other countries to engage in LCS studies, and jointly hold series of international workshops. The first workshop will be held in 2006 in Tokyo.
It is vital to consider how the current upward trend in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be halted. A reduction of global anthropogenic GHG emissions by more than half of the existing levels over the period 2050 to 2100 would be required to limit the temperature increase of 2° C above the pre-industrial level.
This symposium seeks the keys to realize deep cut in GHG emissions through sustainable development.