Event

Panel Exhibition “The challenge of CO2 Reduction at Transportation Sector”

Time period: June 19 Thursday, 2008 – June 29, Sunday
Organizer: Ministry of Land,Infarstructure and Transport Hokkaido District Transport Bureau
Contents:
CO2 emissions at the Transportation Sector have decreased from the peak year of 2001, but they still account for 20 percent of emissions in Japan.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism mounts an effort to relieve global warming and expands facilities to materialize low-carbon society.
The exhibition introduces our efforts of the following 12 panels

The amount of CO2 emissions from the Transportation Sector
Model activities to promote CNG vehicles
Experimental Operation of energy-efficient buses
Environmental education with transit board game
Facilitating eco-friendly transportation around Lake Mashu area
Transportation ecology study sessions
Green partnership activities (2 panels)
Organizations associated with the “Safety and environment trendsetter vehicle” project and its promotion
Measures to prevent air pollution from internal-combustion engines of ships
Measures to prevent marine pollution
10 tips for Eco-friendly driving