Subject | Natural Science

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Environmental Assessment of Products - Carbon footprint of products and services and their situation in Japan

In terms of environmental assessment, people are putting their efforts into various industries regarding the impact of global warming. We will explain the basics of carbon footprint, which evaluates the impact of products on global warming, as well as the objectives and basic calculation methods. We will introduce carbon footprint initiatives from countries around the world as well as examples of product evaluations.

Content/学習内容

Staff/スタッフ

    • Teacher
    MARUYAMA Naoki
    Professor, Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies,
    Mie University
    • Teacher
    OKUYAMA Tetsuya
    Auditor,
    M-EMS Certification Organization

Competency/コンピテンシー

Learning Goal

  • Be able to explain the basics of carbon footprint
  • Understand how to calculate carbon footprint
  • Understand international standards for carbon footprint

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