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- The Asahi Glass Foundation
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The Asahi Glass Foundation
Climate change was rated as the top issue. The Asahi Glass Foundation, chaired by Takuya Shimamura, conducted an online survey of 13,332 people in Japan and 24 other countries in total, with 6,585 participants aged 18-24, and 6,747 participants aged 25-69. Its goal was to assess awareness and action regarding environmental issues. The survey was supervised by Professor Norichika Kanie, of Ke...
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The Asahi Glass Foundation
Further details are available in the report of the “31st Annual Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind,” or online at the Foundation’s web site, starting at 11 a.m. September 8. https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/ed_clock/news/results-of-the-31st-annual-questionnaire-on-environmental-problems-and-the-survival-of-humankind-ann.html Summary ● The time on the Cl...
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The Asahi Glass Foundation
2022 BLUE PLANET PRIZE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZE WINNERS
This year marks the 31st awarding of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation, chaired by Takuya Shimamura. Every year, the Foundation selects two winners, individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions to the resolution of global environmental problems. The Board of Directors have selected the following 2022 Blue...
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The Asahi Glass Foundation
Video Interviews Released of 2021 Blue Planet Prize Winners
The Asahi Glass Foundation, chaired by Takuya Shimamura and located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, has released, on its special website, video interviews of the winners of the 2021 Blue Planet Prize, an international award to recognize the contribution in the resolution of global environmental problems (https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/blueplanet/special2021/). This year’s winners are Professor Veerabhad...
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The Asahi Glass Foundation
Summary ● The time on the Environmental Doomsday Clock is 9:42, five minutes earlier than last year, back over five minutes from the preceding year. This is the first significant change in eight years. ● The time on the Clock has receded back by 30 min in North America and the times are earlier than last year in most regions. The US rejoining the Paris Agreement might have positively affected...
