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It was groundbreaking that the G8 leaders
and the MEF countries agreed at the summit in L'Aquila, Italy to try
to limit global warming to just 2”ĘC above pre-industrial levels.
It is now predicted that the glacier of the Himalayas, Tibet and the
Andes would melt within 20 years, adverse effects of the ocean acidification
would come to the surface within a few decades, the North Pole sea
ice would disappear during summer in 20 years, with 2”ĘC rise in temperature
20 - 40% of the tropical rain forest in the Amazon would wither or
die and 1 million species would become extinct. And, according to
scientists, the Point of No Return, when the temperature rise exceeds
2”ĘC, could be only 20 years away.
The keywords to solving the problems are Green Growth, Green Recovery,
and achieving Green Economy by Green New Deal. In particular, Green
Purchasing for the mitigation and adaptation of global warming and
purchasing activities to assist developing countries will strongly
assist in achieving Green Economy. IGPN strongly support the 2”ĘC climate
target and express that we plan to realise it by Green Purchasing.
I am pleased that businesses, consumers and governments will have
the opportunity to discuss issues and strategies for further dissemination
of Green Purchasing at our 3rd International Conference. It will be
a milestone for Green Purchasing issues, and I will be honoured to
share the experience with you in Suwon.
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Dr. Ryoichi Yamamoto
Chairman, International Green Purchasing Network(IGPN)
Professor, The International Research Center for Sustainable Materials,
Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo.
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