Fifteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Abstract

The Japanese government has set a target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the household sector to 40% below 2013 levels by the year 2030. The daily efforts of each energy consumer are considered important to reducing GHG emissions in this sector. Therefore it is increasingly important to strengthen the communication tools used to spread information about climate change in order to encourage greater citizen awareness and lifestyle reform appropriate to help stop global warming. The actions of the Japanese Prefectural Centers for Climate-Change Actions and Climate change action officers are especially important in the promotion of climate change prevention, as they are engaged in community information dissemination and local outreach activities. In this study, we analyzed the cooperative relationships between Prefectural Centers for Climate-Change Actions, Climate change action officers, and local governments. Prefectural Centers for Climate-Change Actions and Climate change action officers face many challenges to their operations. We discuss methods to deal with these in order to improve promotional measures aimed at climate change prevention.