Solutions to Global Warming

As you know, we are facing the extent and seriousness of rising surface of Earth temperatures.

Therefore, the action is needed to reduce future warming.

 

Japan KYUSHU Tourist has been providing the information on the Global issues of Environment.

And also while conducting environmental tours, we have been proposing the solutions to global

warming and environmental problems.

Global Warming

Global warming, the phenomenon of increasing average air temperatures near the surface of

Earth over the past one to two centuries. Climate scientists have since the mid-20th century

gathered detailed observations of various weather phenomena (such as temperatures, precipitation,

and storms) and of related influences on climate (such as ocean currents and the atmosphere’s

chemical composition).

These data indicate that Earth’s climate has changed over almost every conceivable timescale

since the beginning of geologic time and that the influence of human activities since at least the

beginning of the Industrial Revolution has been deeply woven into the very fabric of climate change.

Carbon neutrality

Carbon neutrality refers to achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions by balancing

carbon dioxide emissions with removal.

Carbon-neutral status can be achieved in two ways:  

 

Balancing carbon dioxide emissions with carbon offsets, often through carbon offsetting—the

process of reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions or sequestering (removing) carbon

dioxide from the atmosphere to make up for emissions elsewhere. If the total greenhouse gasses

emitted is equal to the total amount avoided or removed then the two effectively cancel each other

out and the net emissions are ‘neutral’.

 

Reducing carbon emissions (low-carbon economy) to zero through changing energy sources and

industry processes. Shifting towards the use of renewable energy (e.g. hydro, wind, geothermal,

and solar power) as well as nuclear power reduces GHG emissions. Although both renewable and

non-renewable energy both produce carbon emissions in some form, renewable energy has a lesser

to almost zero carbon emissions which produces much less carbon emissions compared to fossil fuels.

Making changes to current industrial and agricultural processes to reduce carbon emissions

(for example, diet changes to livestock such as cattle can potentially reduce methane production

by 40%. Carbon projects and emissions trading are often used to reduce carbon emissions, and

carbon dioxide can even sometimes be prevented from entering the atmosphere entirely (such as

by carbon scrubbing).

 

 

Climate change

Climate change includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of

greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century,

humans have had unprecedented impact on Earth’s climate system and caused change on

a global scale

 

The largest driver of warming is the emission of greenhouse gases, of which more than

90% are carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane.

Fossil fuel burning (coal, oil, and gas) for energy consumption is the main source of these

emissions, with additional contributions from agriculture, deforestation, and industrial processes.

Study tours to Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu-city is the World leading Environmental Future city, and blessed with spectacular

and stunning nature. The city is the Industrial Innovation city greatly contributed to Japan’s

Industrial modernization since Japan’s modern Steel Industry operation commenced in 1901.

Now Kitakyushu offers the various kind of Study tour such as Environment, Solid Waste

management, Industry, Science, Geography, Architecture, Economy as well as SDGS.

 

 

We are providing the Study tour as a package including the planning, arrangement of visiting

places, tour conductor and interpreter, transportation and accommodations.

 

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Where to learn

We are offering various type of study tour utilizimg the following learning resources, environment

and historical aspects. Feature of our study tour is the tailor-made in accordance with customer

requirement of learning.  

 

Solid Waste management & Recycling 

Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of solid waste management in Japan. Comprehensive

solid waste management syetem can be learned from waste collecing procedure at

household to the final stage of waste treatment such as incineration, landfill and recycling. 

Eco Town Center

Waste paper recycling

Melting Furnace

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Low Carbon Society

The city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia while taking leadership as the Environmental 

Future City.  The new generation technologies and the activities cooperated with Citizen to achieve

low carbon society can be learned.

Wind Power Generation

Zero Emission Transportation

Solar Power Generation

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Industrial modernization & KAIZEN strategy

Japanese industry at the end of 19th century was 200 years behind. Since Japan’s modern

Steel Industry operation commenced in 1901 in Kitakyushu, Japan became the world’s leading 

industrialized country in only 100 years. There is the KAIZEN strategy in the background to

Japan becoming an industrialrzed country at a rapid speed.

Nippon Steel

TOYOTA Motor Kyushu

Yaskawa Electric

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Geography

Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and

phenomena of Earth. Kitakyushu has unique geographical features, therefore Earth and its

human and natural complexities and also how they have changed and come to be can be learned.

Hiraodai Limestone Caves

Sone Tideland

Hiraodai karst plateau

 

 Location of Kitakyushu-city

 

 

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Related sites to the Study tour

Study tour to Kyushu     Study tour to Nagasaki      History of Industrial modernization 

Environmental Future city Kitakyushu