Basic Direction for Measures for the Prevention of Global Warming, Focusing on Comprehensive Measures to Restrain Energy Demand

-- Toward the Construction of a Society That Places a Smaller Load on the Environment --

Joint Conference of Relevant Advisory Councils on Domestic Measures to Combat Global Warming

November 1997

Contents

1. Introduction: Background and tasks of the Joint Conference
2. Basic philosophy for addressing global warming

   (1) Basic understanding

   (2) Basic countermeasures philosophy

3. Basic direction of measures in the industrial, transport, and commercial/residential sectors

   (1) Approach to measures

   (2) Energy consumption and CO2 emission trends

   (3) Basic direction of measures in each sector

   (4) Policy structure

   (5) Support for regional efforts

4. Toward a reevaluation of mass-consumption, mass-waste lifestyles

   (1) Approach to reevaluation

   (2) Creation of mechanisms for reevaluation of lifestyles

5. Breakthroughs using innovative technology
6. International cooperation with developing countries
7. Conclusion