Prime Minister Focuses on Technological Innovation and Solves Marine Pollution Problems Oct 06 13:05
Prime Minister Abe gave a keynote address in English at an international conference on science and technology held in Kyoto City, pointing out that in the problem of marine pollution, plastic is not hostile, but what is needed is proper management of waste, He emphasized that the problem should be solved with emphasis on the aspect of technological innovation.
While Prime Minister Abe agreed with the leaders of each country on the issue of marine plastic waste at the G20 Osaka Summit's Summit Declaration to eliminate new pollution by 2050, plastic has an important role in society. He introduced that he clearly stated that it was.
“We should be proud of some of the great inventions of the 20th century, and plastic is one of them. Plastic is something we will need in the future. Not. "
He stressed that “Necessary management of waste is necessary to seek solutions to innovation,” and Japan's starting support for developing countries related to waste management including marine waste, focusing on technological innovation. Showed the idea to work on.
Prime Minister Abe, on the other hand, met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Akimov visiting Japan to attend the conference prior to the opening ceremony, and exchanged opinions on cooperation between Japan and Russia in the field of science and technology.