An event was held at the UN Climate Change Conference "COP26" to appeal to the world that town development for a "decarbonized society" is progressing in Fukushima Prefecture, which aims to recover from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear accident. I did.
About 30 people, including researchers from various countries, attended the event held on the 10th at the Japanese pavilion at the venue of "COP26" in Glasgow, England.
At the beginning, Governor Uchibori of Fukushima Prefecture complained in a video message that many people are still forced to evacuate and that there are many difficulties for reconstruction.
He also introduced that renewable energies such as solar power and wind power have been introduced mainly in the coastal areas where the damage was severe, and that the world's largest facility for producing hydrogen from renewable energies has also been established.
After that, the mayors of Okuma Town and Namie Town appeared in the video message, proclaiming "Zero Carbon City" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero, and appealing that they are incorporating climate change measures into their town development. ..
People from each country listened enthusiastically while taking notes.
An American researcher woman who participated in the event said, "I'm glad to hear about the problems of Fukushima 10 years after the earthquake and the nuclear accident. I would like to take Fukushima's efforts as a good example. I was talking.