The Global Environment

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The ffiM Japan International Symposium Energy and Environment - Global Warming was held in the Keidanren Guesthouse at the foot of Mt. Fuji, from October 21 to 24, 1990. The symposium was conducted in the context of ffiM Japan's longstanding commitment to good corporate citizenship. On this beautiful planet with its inter-dependent waters, lands and atmo­ sphere, we consider that the problems relating to the global environment are the most serious that the human race will face in the near future. The symposium provided an opportunity for forty scientists and researchers, from a wide variety of international backgrounds, to address matters relating to the global environment in an international forum. Eighteen papers were presented followed by panel and group discussions, on which the concluding remarks and recommendations are based. We chose three types of papers to target different aspects of the condition of the global environment: the natural science component; the socio-economic component; and the energy component which links these two. On the first day the symposium began with a plenary speech by Dr. J. Kondo followed by three keynote speeches, each with a particular focus. The following day, six speakers offered papers relating to the previous day's keynote speeches. Front Matter....Pages i-x Plenary Lecture: Research and Policy on the Environment in Japan....Pages 1-15 Impact of Climatic Change on Agriculture from the Viewpoint of East Asia....Pages 16-41 The Global Climate Protection Strategy of the Enquete-Commission of the German Parliament....Pages 42-63 The Global Warming Issue — A Social Scientist’s View....Pages 64-69 The Tropical Forest Ecosystem: Reviewing the Effects of Deforestation on Climate and Environment....Pages 70-80 Energy and Atmospheric Environment in Post-Communist Countries: The Case of Poland....Pages 81-84 Influence of a Global Warming on the Risk of Forest Fires in the French Mediterranean Area....Pages 85-96 Sustainable Green Energy, CO 2 Neutral, an Answer for Rich and Poor Alike?....Pages 97-106 International Cooperation for “A Little Breathing Space”....Pages 107-117 The Role of the Ocean in Climate and Climate Change....Pages 118-126 Mankind’s Greenhouse Effect: Is It Already Here?....Pages 127-141 Strategies for Environmentally Sound Economic Development: A Framework for Interdisciplinary Collaboration....Pages 142-161 Conjectures About the Chances of Ultimate Global Sustainability....Pages 162-170 The World of Perceptions Versus the World of Data: Notes Towards Safe-Failing the Energy Equation....Pages 171-206 Environment Protection and Economic Development....Pages 207-213 Abating Global Warming for Fun and Profit....Pages 214-229 Knowledge and Action for Preserving the Global Environment....Pages 230-236 Panel Discussion....Pages 237-250 Conclusions and Recommendations of the Working Groups....Pages 251-253 Concluding Remarks....Pages 254-256 Back Matter....Pages 257-262