The Energy Challenge

[Mi Dya, Kim]

Hi everybody!!

My presentation is related to the ''Land of Rising Conservation" - Japan is the most energy-efficient developed country on earth, according to most specialists, who say it is much better prepared than the United States to prosper in an era of higher global energy prices. Japan has taught itself how to survive with energy prices that are twice as high as everywhere else.
“It’s not just technology, it’s a whole mind-set,” said Hitoshi Ikuma, a specialist in energy issues at the Japan Research Institute. “Energy conservation is almost an obsession here among government, companies, regular citizens, everyone.”
Many appliances here are designed for Japan’s conservation-conscious lifestyle, which includes things like smaller homes and a lack of central heating.
Japanese factories also learned how to cut energy use and become among the most efficient in the world.

You can find more information to this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/business/worldbusiness/06japanfuel.html

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