Japanese told to go to bed an hour early to cut carbon emissions...

[posty]

Oh good grief...

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environme...-emissions.html

 

The Japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissions.

 

The Morning Challenge campaign, unveiled by the Environment Ministry, is based on the premise that swapping late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could significantly cut the nation's carbon footprint.

 

A typical family can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 85kg a year if everyone goes to bed and gets up one hour earlier, according to the campaign.

 

The amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early was the equivalent of 20 per cent of annual emissions from household lights, "Many Japanese people waste electric power at night time, for example by watching TV until very late," a ministry spokesperson told The Daily Telegraph.

 

"But going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissions. If people change their lifestyle, we can save energy and reduce emissions." The campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra hour of morning sunlight by improve their lifestyles in general by running, doing yoga and eating a nutritious breakfast.

 

It is the latest initiative tackling climate change by the Japanese environment ministry, which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels within the next decade.

 

It was the same government department that launched the high profile Cool Biz campaign five years ago, which encourages workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn air con lower than 28 degrees during the summer.

[MikesVikes]

Daylight savings time. We've been doing it for years.

[MikesVikes]

Japan

 

In Japan, Daylight saving was introduced after World War II by the U.S. occupation but was dispensed with in 1952, following opposition from farmers. Despite efforts by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to have daylight saving introduced to cut Japan's energy consumption, opposition from farmers and the Ministry of Education (which was concerned that lighter evenings would entice school children from their homework) has continued to win the day

 

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[bpwallace49]

This is just as silly as painting your roof white . . . . . oh wait.

[evil_gop_liars]

Maybe they should turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater...

[SEC=UGA]

Maybe they should turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater...

 

Because it's summer

[Jimmy Neutron]

The is some interesting indoctrination going on all over the world. I've heard a number of climate change and global warming references in the cartoons my kids watch.

[WaterMan]

I wonder what all the governments in the world would have to gain from lying about global warming?

 

Anyone with a have any idea?

Edited June 28, 2010 by WaterMan

[rattsass]

Hey, we all have to do our part.

 

Apparently our part will be massive unemployment thus cutting auto emissions greatly, and we won't be buying much so there will be a lot less manufacturing CO2, and when people can't afford their electric bills any more our coal plants will be reduced to shadows of their former horrid selves.

 

Glad to see the Japanese are joining us in our quest to save mankind!

[Zooty]

great, another population boom for Japan

[rattsass]

great, another population boom for Japan

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