He pointed out that the home ownership rate in Kagawa is higher than most other prefectures in Japan, and that Kagawa has two major ports and is home to many industries that emit a lot of carbon dioxide. Positioning decarbonization at the core of urban development, Ikeda introduced some of the decarbonization efforts made by the prefecture. Toyohito Ikeda, Takamatsu Mayor Hideto Onishi, Takamatsu Marugamemachi Shotengai (shopping street) Promotion Association Chairperson Kozo Furukawa and freelance television announcer Minako Nakano discussed issues affecting Takamatsu and its surrounding municipalities, and exchanged ideas about how to solve them. In a panel discussion moderated by Taniguchi, Kagawa Gov. He pointed out the importance of considering public transportation as a “tool to achieve a surplus as an entire town” instead of being concerned about the profitability of the public transportation system itself. Referring to public transportation as one of the areas that cities can improve, he said, “It is said that when the population is halved, carbon emissions double in Japan’s rural areas,” which results from a vicious cycle of a decreasing population leading to deteriorating public transportation management, and accelerating depopulation due to the resulting inconvenience. He compared the condition of typical modern cities to a patient suffering from lifestyle diseases that worsened over the years and stressed that general improvement in health is necessary to address various issues that communities have in line with the promotion of sustainability on a global scale. Participants take part in discussions on the creation of sustainable cities in Takamatsu on May 21.
Mamoru Taniguchi, a professor from Tsukuba University’s Graduate School of Science and Technology and an expert on urban policies, gave a lecture on how modern cities can improve their sustainability.
Prior to the ministerial meeting, a symposium to discuss topics related to the creation of sustainable cities was held at the conference hall on May 21.
The meeting, which will be the second following the first held in Potsdam, Germany, last year, will take place at Kagawa International Conference Hall from July 7 to 9, with particular focus on zero carbon emissions, resilience, inclusiveness and digital technologies. The city of Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture will be the first Japanese city to host a G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers’ Meeting.
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