The Role of RITE
Global warming is one of the most serious issues faced by mankind, and as such must be addressed on a global scale.
In 1990, Japan announced "New Earth 21", a 100-year plan to clean up our natural environment which has been degraded by human industry over the past 200 years.
RITE was established in July 1990 as a center of excellence which would work internationally toward implementing this plan, focusing on the following two measures;
- Development of Innovative Environmental Technologies
- Expansion of CO2 Sinks
- *1.Energy conservation movements in society, increased energy efficiency from equipment, more efficient power plants, improved mileage from automobiles
- *2.Solar cells, fuel cells, nuclear energy
- *3.CO2 separation, capture and storage, bioenergy, biodegradable plastics
- *4.Forestation and forest preservation, greening of arid land by genetically engineered plants
- *5.Space-based solar power generation, nuclear fusion