Acknowledgements
Project Overview
This project was proposed by the Joint Chairs in January of 2005, received support from Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd in April of 2005, and actual work began in May of that same year.
The research project was accomplished through and under the guidance, instruction, and cooperation of experts, teachers, researchers, and action committee members. Below, we present a list of the experts and committee members who took part in the planning.
In addition to participating in a two-day research conference, and committee meetings, research and action committee members dedicated their time in the form of interviews and manuscript drafting, review, and revision. The compilation of the final manuscript and final editing was mainly done by the secretariat. Furthermore, the compilation of this summary version was the responsibility of the secretariat, based on the detailed report.
Therefore, the Joint Chairs and secretariat accept responsibility for the wording of the report. We would like to make clear that the experts and scholars involved bear no responsibility for its content.
Consultants
| Hiroyuki Yoshikawa | President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| Yoichi Kaya | Director General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth |
| Teruo Kishi | President, National Institute for Materials Science |
| Ryutaro Otsuka | President, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Hiroshi Komiyama | President, University of Tokyo |
| Kiyoshi Kurokawa | President, Science Council of Japan |
Joint Chairs
| Masayasu Kitagawa | Professor, Waseda University |
| Ryoichi Yamamoto | Professor, University of Tokyo |
Research Committee
| Yasuo Igarashi | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Motomi Ikeda | Professor, Hokkaido University |
| Masahiko Isobe | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Hirohisa Uchida | Dean, Tokai University School of Engineering |
| Professor, United Nations University | |
| Yoji Uchiyama | Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Kohei Urano | Professor, Yokohama National University |
| Yasuro Oshima | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Kenji Omasu | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Takashi Kiuchi | Chairman, The Future 500 |
| Satohiko Sasaki | Professor, Nihon University |
| Yohei Sato | President, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences |
| Akimasa Sumi | Professor, Universty of Tokyo |
| Masaaki Naito | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, President, Kyoto Institute for Eco-sound Social Systems |
| Teruyuki Nakajima | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Hachiro Nakanishi | Professor, Tohoku University |
| Hideki Nakahara | Professor, Musashi Institute of Technology |
| Keiko Nakamura | Director, JT Biohistory Research Hall |
| Takashi Nakamura | Professor, Tohoku University |
| Hiroshi Hasegawa | Professor, Toho University |
| Toshitaka Hidaka | Professor, Director-General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
| Takeo Hondo | Professor, Hokkaido University |
| Tsuneo Murai | Professor, Nagoya University Ecotopia Science Institute |
| Hiroshi Matsumoto | Professor, Kyoto University |
| Tomomi Murata | Professor, University of Kitakyushu |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Izumi Washitani | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Eitaro Wada | Professor, Program Director, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Frontier Research Center for Global Change |
| Yasuhiko Wada | Professor, Kansai University |
| Okitsugu Watanabe | Supervisor/Professor Emeritus, Sokendai Graduate University for Advanced Studies Former Director General, National Institute of Polar Research |
Action Committee(some executive committee members are also on the research committee)
| Hiroshi Mizutani | Executive Committee Chair/Professor, Nihon University |
| Peter David Pedersen | Chief Executive, E-Square, Inc. |
| Naoki Adachi | Director, The CSR Institute, Inc. |
| Ayako Abe | Associate Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Norihiro Itsubo | Associate Professor, Musashi Institute of Technology Faculty of Environmental and Information Studies |
| Atsushi Inaba | Head, Research Center for Lifecycle Assessment |
| Kazuyuki Inubushi | Vice-dean/Professor, Chiba University Faculty of Horticulture |
| Toru Okabe | Associate Professor, University of Toyo |
| Hidefumi Kurasaka | Associate Professor, Chiba University |
| Osamu Sakura | Associate Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Mika Takaoka | Associate Professor, Rikkyo University |
| Masao Takano | Associate Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies |
| Yutaka Tamaura | Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Kimie Tsunoda | Chiba University |
| Katsuko Nakano | Associate Professor, Kobe Yamate University |
| Koji Nagano | Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry |
| Kohmei Harada | Head, National Institute for Materials Science Ecomaterials Center |
| Hiroyuki Matsuda | Associate Professor, Yokohama National University |
| Masamichi Yamashita | Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| Yoshihiko Wada | Associate Professor, Doshisha University Faculty of Economics |
* This project was enacted in cooperation with the University of Tokyo Center for Collaborative Research.
Gratitude
The following scholars and experts have given the gift of cooperation by participating in interviews, manuscript writing, graph and table preparation, draft review, providing resources. We would like to express our sincere gratitude. We realize that there are points in the final report that may not fully reflect their instruction and views. The joint chairs and secretariat bear full responsibility for the report's content.
Interview Participants
| Atsunobu Ichikawa | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Keiji Oga | Professor, Nihon University |
| Taikan Oki | Associate Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Norio Ogura | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Shinjiro Kanazaea | Professor, Kyushu University |
| Yuji Kishi | Professor, Keio University |
| Hidetoshi Kitawaki | Professor, Toyo University |
| Shuichi Kito | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Masato Kimura | Professor, Nagoya University |
| Tetsuya Kusuda | Professor, Kyushu University |
| Koichi Goka | Coordinating Research Officer, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Tetsuyuki Konishi | Professor, Kyoto University Institute of Advanced Energy |
| Kazuhiko Kobayashi | Professor, Tokyo University Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Naoki Sakai | Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Naoki Shinohara | Associate Professor, Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere |
| Ryuichi Sudo | President, Center for Environmental Science in Saitama |
| Kengo Sunada | Professor, University of Yamanashi |
| Hiroyuki Taketani | Professor, Nagoya University President, Nagoya University International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education |
| Norihito Tanbo | President, University of the Air |
| Yoshitaka Tsubaki | Professor, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Toru Nakashizu | Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
| Mutsumi Nishida | Professor, University of Tokyo Ocean Research Institute |
| Toshishiro Hasegawa | Research Leader, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences |
| Ryusuke Hatano | Professor, Hokaido University |
| Yuko Fujigaki | Associate Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
| Naoyuki Funamizu | Professor, Hokkaido University |
| Kouyuu Furusawa | Professor, Kokugakuin University |
| Morihiro Maeda | Research Officer, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research OrganizationNational Agricultural Research Center |
| Teruaki Masumoto | Vice Presidnt, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan Director, Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| Tomonori Matsuo | President, Toyo University |
| Yoichiro Murakami | Professor, International Christian University |
| Tetsuzo Yasunari | Professor, Nagoya University |
| Hidekatsu Yamazaki | Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology |
| Hidenori Wada | Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
| Yoshiro Watanabe | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Makoto Watanabe | Director, National Institute for Environmental Studies Environmental Biology Division |
International Interview Participants
| Nigel Arnell | Southampton University |
| Terry Barker | Cambridge Econometrics |
| Raimund Bleischwitz | Wuppertal Institute |
| Rob Bradley | World Resource Institute |
| Bernd Brouns | Wuppertal Institute |
| Susan Burns | Global Footprint Network |
| Fritjof Capra | Center for Eco-literacy |
| Robert Costanza | Vermont University |
| Mary Edwards | Southampton University |
| Peter Edwards | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich(ETH) |
| Roland Geyer | University of California Santa Barbara |
| Thomas E. Graedel | Yale University |
| Peter Hennicke | Wuppertal Institute |
| Dieter Imboden | Swiss National Science Foundation |
| David J. Jhirad | World Resources Institute |
| Charlie Kolstad | University of California Santa Barbara |
| Janet Larson | Earth Policy Institute |
| Dennis Meadows | New Hampshire University |
| Robert Mendelsohn | Yale University |
| Frank Mertens | Wuppertal Institute |
| Norman Myers | Oxford University |
| Atsumu Ohmura | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich(ETH) |
| Vicky Pope | Hadley Centre |
| Janet A.Ranganathan | World Resources Institute |
| Nicholas Russel | London Universit, Imperial College |
| Elisabeth Sahtouris | Life Scientist |
| Stephen Schneider | Stanford University |
| Craig Simmons | Best Foot Forward |
| Daniel Spreng | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich(ETH) |
| David Stainforth | Oxford University |
| Martin Wild | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich(ETH) |
| Hans Rudolf Zulliger | Swiss Energy Research Committee. Founder, The Third Millenium Foundation |
Experts offering advice and comments regarding the report
| Kiminori Ito | Professor, Yokohama National University |
| Toshiaki Imagawa | Director, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Dept. of Environmental Management |
| Shuji Iwata | Professor., Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| Haruhisa Uchida | Professor, Tokai University School of Humanities & Culture |
| Seita Emori | National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Mitsunori Oka | Director, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences Biological Safety Department |
| Kazuto Kato | Associate Professor, Kyoto University |
| Yutaka Kemeda | Yokohama National University Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences COE Fellow |
| Hiroyuki Kono | Environmental Manager, Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| Hirotoshi Kunitomo | Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation |
| Yasuhiko Kobayashi | Managing Director, Japan Environmental Sanitation Center |
| Masanori Saito | Environmental Manager, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences |
| Akiyoshi Sakoda | Professor, Tokyo University Institute of Industrial Science |
| Narito Shibaike | Adviser, Matsushita Electric Environmental Planning Group |
| Yutaka Suzuki | Professor Emeritus, Osaka University Vice President, University of Hyogo |
| Yasunori Takakuwa | Environmental Manager, Tokyo Gas |
| Kenji Takeuchi | Associate Professor, Kobe University |
| Kiyoshi Toma | Environmental Section Chief, Osaka Gas |
| Koji Tokimatsu | Researcher, Research Center for Lifecycle Assessment |
| Hitoshi Toritani | National Institute for Agro-Environmental Science |
| Shinya Nagasaki | Associate Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Toru Nozawa | Head Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Noboru Hidano | Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School for Decision Science and Technology |
| Yo Fujimura | Assistant, Kyoto University |
| Hiroki Hondo | Associate Professor, Yokohama National University |
| Tetsuya Shoji | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University |
| Masashi Meda | Professor, Tokyo University Institute of Industrial Science |
| Noboru Masuko | Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
| Taro Matsuno | Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Fronteer Research Center for Global Change |
| Takashi Mino | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Kiyotaka Miyashita | Planning Chief, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Science |
| Shuzo Murakami | Professor, Keio University Department of Systems Design Engineering |
| Takeshi Murota | Professor, Doshisha University Faculty of Economics |
| Shunsuke Mori | Professor, Tokyo University of Science |
| Yuichi Moriguchi | Director, National Institute for Environmental Studies Research Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management |
| Kazuki Morita | Associate Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Yoshifumi Yasuoka | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Yoshinori Yasuda | Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies |
| Kanji Yamaguchi | Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Ryuzaburo Yamamoto | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| Katsuyuki Minami | Vice President, Kitasato University |
| Hiroshi Yokoyama | Head, Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry Environmental Management Information Center |
| Toyoaki Washida | Professor, Sophia University |
| Tadashi Watanabe | Professor, University of Tokyo |
Executive Committee Members
| Kei Otagaki | Kyoto University |
| Yurina Otaki | Researcher, University of Tokyo |
| Mieko Hara | Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency RISTEX |
| Tomonori Honda | Research Center for Lifecycle Assessment |
| Miki Chihara | University of Tokyo |
| Kohei Morimoto | University of Tokyo |
| Nguyen Xuan Hong | University of Tokyo |
| Wang Ying | University of Tokyo |