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Energy conservation will advance, metal resources will be channeled to urban
mines, and renewable energy will become the core of the energy source during the
twenty-first century. This is not merely a dream of the distant future.
Japan Will Become a Resource Self-Sufficient Society
Renewable energy will replace fossil resources, and urban mines will replace natural mines. The result is a resource self-sufficient society. Japan will turn toward
achieving self-sufficiency in resources from the traditional import and process of
resources and export as finished products, which has been the national policy since
the Meiji era. With people beginning to live in affluence although packed together
in a limited geographic area, Japan provides us with an early image of Earth in
2050. Therefore, Japan’s journey to achieving resource self-sufficiency as a
problem- solving developed country presents a vision of the future of our Earth for
the future.
The World Will Become a Sustainable Recycling-Oriented
Society
If Japan’s resource self-sufficiency is extended to the world, the world will become
sustainable in terms of energy and other key resources. Specifically, this means a
recycling-oriented society based on energy conservation, renewable energy, and
urban mines.
Fig. 16 Massive wind power generation and solar power generation facilities
Preface: From “Vision 2050” to “New Vision 2050”
Energy conservation will advance, metal resources will be channeled to urban
mines, and renewable energy will become the core of the energy source during the
twenty-first century. This is not merely a dream of the distant future.
Japan Will Become a Resource Self-Sufficient Society
Renewable energy will replace fossil resources, and urban mines will replace natural mines. The result is a resource self-sufficient society. Japan will turn toward
achieving self-sufficiency in resources from the traditional import and process of
resources and export as finished products, which has been the national policy since
the Meiji era. With people beginning to live in affluence although packed together
in a limited geographic area, Japan provides us with an early image of Earth in
2050. Therefore, Japan’s journey to achieving resource self-sufficiency as a
problem- solving developed country presents a vision of the future of our Earth for
the future.
The World Will Become a Sustainable Recycling-Oriented
Society
If Japan’s resource self-sufficiency is extended to the world, the world will become
sustainable in terms of energy and other key resources. Specifically, this means a
recycling-oriented society based on energy conservation, renewable energy, and
urban mines.
Fig. 16 Massive wind power generation and solar power generation facilities
Preface: From “Vision 2050” to “New Vision 2050”