With environmental issues becoming increasingly serious globally, it is well known that a teenage activist from Sweden gave a speech at the United Nations. It seems that the first instance of this being addressed was at the Stockholm Conference, which was held at the initiative of the same country back in 1972.   At that time in Sweden, pollution damage such as acid rain caused by soot and smoke emitted from coal-fired power plants in distant Western countries was becoming apparent. Sweden had s…

Last time, we introduced "decoupling" as used in environmental issues. This time, we will introduce "decoupling" as it is sometimes used when discussing relationships between nations, as mentioned at the beginning of Part 1, by quoting a comment from a Japanese minister.   Since such a report has been issued, we will take it seriously, examine it thoroughly, and respond appropriately. That is precisely why we have removed the package…

This time, let's review terms related to "decoupling" in the context of environmental issues.   Economic growth = economic growth   Environmental impact = environmental impact   Low carbon society = low carbon society   CO2 emissions = CO2 emissions   Fossil fuel = fossil fuel &n…

"Decoupling," which is sometimes used when discussing relationships between nations. Since it seems to be used in other contexts as well, I will introduce some examples.   For example, Towards a Society that Achieves the Decoupling of Economic Growth from Environmental Impact…

Did you all know the answer to yesterday's quiz? The food that is said to be commonly eaten on rainy days in Korea, the correct answer is...     (3) Chijimi (Buchimgae, pronounced: puchimuge)!   It seems that in Korea, when it rains, many people get the urge to eat chijimi while drinking makgeolli (the point is to eat it with makgeolli!!).   There are various theories as to why it's chijimi on rainy days, but...