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. *1.Energy conservation movements in society, invreased energy efficiency from equipment, more efficient power plants, improved mileage from automobiles
2. *2.Solar cells, fuel cells, nuclear energy
3. *3.CO₂ separation, capture and storage, bioenergy, biodegradable plastics
4. *4.Forestation and forest preservation, greening of arid land by genetically engineered plants
5. *5.Space-based solar power generation, nuclear fusion

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