A clock was installed in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo to show the time limit for the temperature rise of "1.5 degrees", which is said to have a serious impact on climate change around the world.
This clock was installed at the tourist information center in front of Hachiko on the 15th by university students calling for climate change countermeasures with the cooperation of the tourism association in Shibuya Ward.
Regarding climate change, it is said that if the average temperature of the world rises by "1.5 degrees" from before the Industrial Revolution, serious effects such as extreme heavy rain will irreversibly spread.
The installed clock is about 10 cm long and 40 cm wide, and if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current pace, the remaining time up to 1.5 degrees is engraved, and the 15th is "7 years 98". It was "day".
The clock also displays a QR code, which you can read to learn more about the current state of climate change and countermeasures.
University students have been crowdfunding since December last year and have raised more than 13 million yen, so they want to install up to 100 locations in Shibuya Ward.
Mutsumi Kurobe, a university student who planned the project, said, "By installing it in a place where many people can see it, we will let them know that climate change is a crisis that is imminent and think about what we can do. I want you to use this as an opportunity. "