Report Outlook

Our past lifestyles have not been low carbon. What is a desirable low-carbon lifestyle to achieve a decarbonized society?

First, it is important to aim for a lifestyle that reduces CO2 emissions associated with energy consumption in daily life. Specifically, it is necessary to reduce energy consumption from fossil fuels and shift to a lifestyle that uses electricity produced from renewable energy sources. In addition, Japan has an extremely low energy self-sufficiency rate and is dependent on large imports of fossil fuels from overseas. Under such socioeconomic conditions, it is not easy to introduce large amounts of renewable energy in a short period. Therefore, reducing wasteful energy consumption is also an important measure toward a low-carbon lifestyle...