Environmental Report 2016
Abridged Edition

Message from the President
TAKEDA Hiroshi, 14th President of Kobe University

Specialized in high-energy physics.
From 2003, Director of the Faculty of Physics, Kobe University,
From 2007, Director of the Kobe University Library
From 2009, Administrative Director of Kobe University
From 2015, assumed current position as University President.

Interviewer (Ms. Takemoto):
What would you think about inviting businesses to theuniversity for an exchange of opinions on environmental
issues with students?
President Takeda:
We’ve been working on such joint research ventures. We
have been putting most of our efforts into bio production. We
have an Integrated Research Center on Port Island whereapproximately 100 people, including faculty, undergraduate
and graduate students, and corporate researchers, areworking together on the bio production project. Such a huge
project provides direct interaction between students andindustr y insiders. I think we should promote morecollaboration down the road as well. By the way, there are
tours of the facility so you should visit when you have achance.

We conducted an interview with President Takeda to ask
f o r h i s v i e w s r e g a r d i n g t h e u n i v e r s i t y ’s w o r k o nenvironmental issues. (Interviewers: Ichikawa Hiroto,
Takemoto Marie, Harada Shogo)
Interviewer (Mr. Ichikawa):
Today, we would like to hear your thoughts on environmental
activity at Kobe University, especially in relation to the threebasic principles of the Charter on the Environment. First, what
are your thoughts on promoting research into renewableenergy?

Interviewer (Mr. Harada):
Let me ask next about the fostering of ecologically-mindedstudents as stipulated in the first basic principle. In terms of
the ecological mindset, I feel that liberal arts students likemyself are perhaps at a disadvantage compared to students
in the sciences. What do you expect of liberal arts students?

President Takeda:
Social science has long been considered a strength of Kobe
University, followed by the medical and natural science fields.
Nowadays, we are very competent in the social, medical andnatural sciences. With the aim of combining the merits ofthese fields, we established the Graduate School of Science,
Technology and Innovation, within which research into
renewable energy is encouraged. Currently, a huge project
regarding bio production that converts natural materials into
fuel is under way. If it is successful, we would be able toproduce an alternative energy source unrelated to petroleum
or coal.

President Takeda:
W hat I expec t is that you tr y to gain a wide var iet y ofexperiences, though this is not limited to environment-related
issues. For instance, going abroad and immersing yourself in
d i ve r s e c u l t u r e s wo u l d a l l o w yo u t o s e e J a p a n m o r e
objectively. In the context of the environment, go to Europe,
where there are a number of environmental initiatives being
carried out, and see what’s happening in people’s daily lives;
this experience would certainly have an impact on your view.
The situation in the US varies as well. The important thing isto place yourself in overseas environments and learn directly
where Japan does and does not differ—such experiences will
likely bring a flexibility to your way of thinking and help you to
imagine things from a different perspective. You will also findthat Japan cannot tackle the environmental issues that theworld is facing on its own. Japan will never be able to build agreen society without collaboration with other countries. We
need people on our team who can successfully negotiate withthe overseas parties concerned. That is where those in theliberal arts come in. Diplomats play a key role in working out
environmental issues. This is the kind of thing needed ofliberal arts students.

In regard to environmental issues, while university professors
m ay h ave b e e n a b l e t o d i s c ove r o r i nve n t a d va n c e dtechnologies in the past, it is now necessar y that suchtechnologies be used to make profitable businesses. In orderfor this to happen, a different skill set—business management
skills such as financing or fundraising, entrepreneurship,
etc.—is definitely needed. Thus, Kobe University has worked
to combine the ar ts and sciences in such a way that our
research benefits the community. This is true of renewableenergy research as well. We aim to share our researchoutcomes with society.

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ICHIKAWA Hiroto, 2nd year, Graduate
School of Maritime Sciences

TAKEMOTO Marie, 1st year, Graduate
School of Engineering

Interviewer (Mr. Ichikawa):
What about the development of human resources who deal
with environmental issues, for example fostering leaders in
the field of global environmental issues?

HARADA Shogo, 2nd year, School ofBusiness Administration

model grounded in a strong belief. I believe that we need topersist in being an environmentally-conscious university at any
cost.
Interviewer (Mr. Harada):
Japan has faced a number of natural disasters in recent
years. While we appreciate the blessings of nature, it is also
necessary that we protect ourselves from nature. What are
your thoughts generally on nature and conservation thereof?

President Takeda:
First and foremost, students need to focus on developing theirown specialties. There is no need to consider a high level ofinterdisciplinary integration right from the start. Some peopleof course insist that they can manage to concentrate on
multiple disciplines simultaneously. I think, however, that it isimportant to gain a deep understanding of one’s own specialty
and then look at it from a global perspective. In so doing, itshould be easier to see what you are missing more clearly
and to choose your next steps with wisdom. I think thathuman development should follow such a process.

President Takeda:
Kobe University is located on beautiful Mt. Rokko. However, it
is difficult to predict what might happen with the mountains in
the near future. If a Nankai Trough quake occurs, as is
anticipated, Port Island would likely disappear underwater. No
matter how much greenery we produce and how much clean
air we contribute to the city, just a single volcanic eruption
would ruin everything in a moment. We need to keep that inmind and teach such a mindset as well. Environmental issues
and natural disasters are inextricably linked.

Interviewer (Ms. Takemoto):
Let us move on to the third basic principle: ‘To promote
environmental preservation activities that set an example forothers.’ Environmental issues cover a broad variety of areasand so it may be difficult to raise awareness among students
immediately. In what respect should the university take theinitiative?

Interviewer (Mr. Ichikawa):
Lastly, could you please say a few words to the student bodyas a whole?

President Takeda:
I think the univer sit y should ser ve as a moral leader.
Environmental issues cannot be solved without the involvementof society as a whole. For instance, when people are told toconserve water, they don’t necessarily feel a sense of urgency
as people are more likely to do whatever is easiest for them. At
the university, however, where we take pride in being acommunity of intelligent people, each and ever y person
concerned is expected to reach a higher moral standard. We
can showcase our efforts through being ecologically-minded
and living a more frugal lifestyle despite the burden it might
represent to each of us personally. The university must
become a social model. Rather than overexerting ourselves
towards an unclear end, it is important that we embody thisPresident Takeda:
You are expected to play a principal role in society in about 10
to 20 years when my generation won’t be around anymore.
You will be the ones who have to take responsibility forenvironmental issues. With that in mind, it is necessary thatproper ecosystems be built and a clear path to solving
environmental issues be mapped. My message to students isthat now is the time for you to start thinking about what you
will do when you become core members of society. At least
for the present, you should earnestly support the university’senvironmental activities, as I believe they will benefit you andyour generation in the long run.

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Environmental Education and Research, and Related Topics
Topic

White Paper on Reduced Packaging Shopping
WAKATSUKI Yusuke, SOMEKAWA Ryotaro(Senior, Faculty of Economics)
NAKAYAMA Masato (3rd year, Faculty of Economics)‘Serve as a bridge between businesses and consumers’
Topic

Kobe University Seikyo Gakusei Iinkai(GI) Activity Report 2015
KISHIMOTO Shoji (2nd year, School of Business Administration)‘Countermeasures to prevent a massive amount of leaflets’Topic

The 5th Meeting to Read the Environmental Reportduring the Introduction to Environmental Studies‘Making the Environmental Report accessible to a wider audience’
Environmental
Education

Exploring the causes of aquatic
environmental pollution
from Satoyama field work

ASAOKA Satoshi (Assistant Professor, Kobe University
Research Center for Inland Seas)‘Correlation between forests and marine areas’
Environmental
Education

Concerning Environmental
Health Study I, II
NAKAZAWA Minato(Professor, Graduate School of Health Sciences)‘About lectures on Environmental Health Sciences in English’
Environmental
Education

In Collaboration with an Affiliated
School: Coexistence of the Environment
and the Economy
ISHIKAWA Masanobu(Professor, Graduate School of Economics)‘Why has waste seen a reduction?

For details, please see the Environmental Report on the Kobe University website.
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Environmental Education and Research, and Related Topics
Environmental
Education

Regional Creation Collaborative Projectin Taka-cho, Taka-gun, Hyogo
FUJIOKA Yoshihide(Professor, Graduate School of Economics)‘Cultivating sundried “Yamada Nishiki” with no fertilizer or pesticides’
Environmental
Research

Fukaemaru’ s Measurement of Air Pollution
in Pacific Coastal Areas
YAMAJI Kazuyo (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences)‘Identifying the causes of air pollution around the Osaka Bay Area and the Seto Inland Sea’
Environmental
Research

Possibilities for Environmental Finance Led
by Regional Financial Institutions
YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Professor, Research Institute for
Economics and Business Administration)‘What role can local banks play in environmental preservation activities?’
Environmental
Research

Hosting of the EPR-Asia in Kobe
ISHIKAWA Masanobu(Professor, Graduate School of Economics)‘Responses to the increasing amount of waste in the world…’
Environmental
Research

Analysis of Energy Consumption for Energy Saving
Policies at the University Hospital
TAKEBAYASHI Hideki (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering)
KITTAKA Kosuke(Technical Staff, Graduate School of Engineering)‘Realizing an energy saving policy at the University Hospital’
Environmental
Research

Development of a Water-based Hydrogen Production Method
Using the Organic Semiconductor Thin-film Catalyst
ICHIHASHI Yuichi (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering)‘When an organic semiconductor is used for photocatalysis…’
For details, please see the Environmental Report on the Kobe University website.
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Environmental Performance at Kobe University
With FY2006 emissions (first year as a National University Corporation)
as the base for measurement, the faculty, administrators, and students
have made a concerted effort to achieve a 15% CO 2 emissions
reduction per total floor area over the 2011-2015 period. The rate of
reduction in 2015 per total floor area, however, was just 11.3% (9.23
CO2 ton/thousand m2), due to the securing of facilities required forinnovative education and research and the promotion of highly
advanced medical treatment.

Saving Energy and Preventing Global Warming
1. Energy Usage
The total amount of energy used at Kobe University, including electricity,gas, fuel oil, etc. in FY 2015 reached approx. 870,000 GJ (*1). (*1 Thisis an energy value converted based on the Article 4 ‘Regulations for the
Enforcement of a Law Concerning the Rationalization of Energy
Usage’)

FY2006

81.94

Total energy usage decreased by 2.2% from FY 2014. While energy
use on Port Island 3 has increased due to the opening of an Annexbuilding with a total floor area of 4.540m2, use in other areas decreased.
Looking at energy usage per unit area (divided by the total floor area), it
has declined by 4.3% from FY2014, likely the result of the reduction ingas usage.

Rokkodai 1

FY201143,062FY2012
41,710FY201339,305FY201440,310FY201540,023

Rokkodai 2

254,960

252,521250,525

239,791

229,554

Tsurukabuto 1

27,97927,357

27,735

26,731

26,045

Tsurukabuto 2

17,962

18,33418,09017,79817,743

Kusunoki

481,414477,834

480,007503,763

482,855

Myodani

14,324

13,141

13,97913,591

13,298Fukae

29,791

28,322

28,572

26,54725,215

Sumiyoshi 1

3,128

3,182

3,457

3,614

3,927

Akashi

3,207

2,661

2,598

2,867

2,270

Okubo

1,127

1,079

1,128

1,052

1,204

Port Island 3

2,841

6,321

9,491

9,814

24,172

Total

879,795

872,462

874,887

885,878

866,306

CO 2 tons /1000m2

The total amount of electricity used in FY2015 increased by
228,000kWh (0.3%) from the previous fiscal year. This was due mainly
to the opening of a new laboratory building in the Port Island 3 area atthe end of FY2014 (electricity usage increased by 1,465,000kWh in thatarea alone). All departments will make a concerted effort to saveenergy and promote conservation activities. Future building renovations
will continue to include the introduction of more efficient equipment,with the goal of further reducing energy consumption.
(1,000kWh)66,64766,655
66,64766,655 67,267 69,941 70,153
70,00060,0001,950

20,000750,000

1,850

1,820

1,798

1,806

1,796

650,000
600,000

2012

2013

2014

0

2015

1,700

Kobe University successfully reduced its annual average CO2 emission
by 570 CO2 tons (average since 2011) through implementing changes
closely connected to CO 2 emissions, such as installing high-efficiency
air conditioners and light fixtures, the removal/replacement/integrationof refrigerators, and the raising of environmental awareness among thefaculty, administrators, and students (environmental caravan,
environmental improvement caravan, introduction of energy
visualization equipment, distribution of thermometer-equipped magnets),
as well as the reduction of combustible waste by promoting the 3Rs(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) since 2011.

3(1,000 m ) 6,000
5,000

4,923 4,790 4,819

2,000
1,000
0

2011 2012

5. Fuel Oil Usage

reduction from previous year327(kℓ) 80
70

607

422
-264
2011

2013 2014 2015
Chart 5 City Gas Usage

50

1,044
27
-154

40

-42
68
-110

2012
2013
2014
Chart 2 CO 2 Emissions Reduction

approx. 2,160
households.

74
62.96

60

-127

A decrease of
3
431,000 m
compared to 2014.
If the output of aregular household3
is taken to be 200 m ,then this is adecrease of

Total fuel oil usage in FY2015 increased by 3.3700kl (8%) from theprevious fiscal year. The fuel oil is mostly used in heating boilers in the
Fukae area, which increased in the summer season.

1,371

185

4,081

3,000

CO 2 reduction through energy usage reduction(calculated with 1. Energy usage)

1,288

4,512

4,000

CO 2 reduction through combustible waste

1,0242013 2014 2015
Chart 4 Electricity Usage

Total gas usage in FY2015 decreased by 431,000 m3 (9.6%) from theprevious fiscal year. This was mainly due to the unusually warm winter(the average temperature in Kobe (Dec-Mar) was 1.4℃ higher than
FY2014), and the improvement of the heat source facilities in the
Kusunoki area. All departments will make a concerted effort to saveenergy and promote conservation activities. Future building renovations
will continue to include the introduction of more efficient equipment,with the goal of further reducing energy consumption.

1,750

2. CO2 Emission Reduction

average2011 2012

4. City Gas Usage

Chart 1 Energy Usage（CO 2 tons）

An increase of
228,000kWhcompared to FY2014.
If the output of aregular household
is taken to be
46,000kWh,then this is anincrease of approx.
50 households.

10,000

1,800
1,718

2011

40,00030,0001,900

700,000

50,0002,000

800,000

2

3. Electricity Usage2

866,306

72.71

CO 2 tons /1000m

Chart 3 CO2 Emissions (per 1000m2)(GJ/thousand m )850,000

FY2015(Used the 2006 electric utility coefficient for electricity emission coefficient,
covering Rokkodai, Kusunoki, Myodani, and Fukae campuses)

Table 1 Energy Usage (GJ)
Energy used
（GJ）
900,000 879,795 872,462 874,887 885,878

11.3%
reduction

39.77

41.12 44.49

30
20
10

2015

0

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Chart 6 Fuel Oil Usage

Environmental Performance at Kobe University
Conserving Resources and Recycling

The total amount of non-industrial waste in FY2015 decreased bynearly 30% from the previous year. This is mainly due to the decreasein bulk waste as the renovation work to enhance earthquake safety has
been mostly completed. This decrease may also be attributed to efforts
to reduce the difficult-to-recycle waste. The recycling rate increased
sharply to 19.3% from the previous year. (Chart 9)

Water Usage
Total water usage in FY2015 decreased by 8,000 m3 (1.7%) from theprevious fiscal year. This was mainly due to the introduction ofwater-saving facilities and awareness-raising activities for the people
concerned. In the Rokkodai area, water resources have beenconserved by using Rokko Mountain river water as reclaimed
wastewater for flushing toilets, in laboratories, and elsewhere. In
addition, the Kusunoki area started using well water in February 2012.
Efforts toward the efficient use of water resources will continue.
3

General Service Water(1,000m )600

565City Water

82

500

493

20

84

400
137

300

(t)
900

From the left FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Volume recycled

800

Well Water

Total

472

464

456

82

84

82

128

114

700

133

695.3

207.5

200

463

106.4

200
262

272

100
0

2011

2012

Generalservicewater

19,7816,705
0290,753
6,705

City

6,523
152,921
136,5960
21,15700City
Sumiyoshi 1 water

67,913

3,869

City
water

12,488area

Generalservicewater

Akashi area Generalservice
water

City
water

Okubo area Generalservicewater

PortIsland 3
area
Total

City
water

Generalservice
water

City
water
Well
water

Generalservice
water

0
0
3,787
0
117
0
462,691

67,913
12,4883,787
117

289,517

6,796

22,424
Fukae area water
22,424Generalservicewater

15,333

8,810

0
8,286
0
3,849
0
434
0
272,373

6,796
21,157
3,869
8,286
3,849
434

5,928
8,781
143,131
127,789
7,112
0
20,093
0
3,876
0
9,911
0
4,112
0
583
0
261,992

14,709270,920
7,112
20,093
3,876
9,911
4,112

11,119
9,977
6,850
8,530
153,229
113,9266,000
017,709
0
3,664
0
9,554
0
3,439
0
944

583

0
265,863

92,50921,096
15,380267,155
6,000
17,709
3,664
9,554
3,439
944

47,176
13,562
11,8407,440
8,663
128,892
132,7225,877
017,915
0
4,508
0
6,389
0
3,560
0
843
0

24,41089,253Chart 8 Non-Industrial Waste Production by Waste for FY 2012 - FY 2015

25,402
16,103

Recycling rate
11.5%
4,000
3255.1

261,61484,46581,94584,224

5,877

11.7%
3149.112.7%
2725.1

1,000

4,508

0

2012

2013

Volume discarded

19.3%
1853.92,000

17,9152014

2015

Chart 9 Changes in the Total Non-industrial Waste Produced from FY2012 through FY 2015

6,389

Trends in Paper Usage Across the University

3,560

Chart 10 shows trends in the amount of office paper used from FY2013
to FY2015. The volume of office paper used decreased by 0.31%(approx. 0.65 tons) from the previous fiscal year. We must continue ourefforts to reduce office paper use by making it common practice to have
paperless meetings and lectures, to make copies using both sides ofthe paper, to make consolidated printings, and to use the blank side of
paper that has been used on only one side.

843

241,353
81,7993

Table 2 Water Usage (m )Non-Industrial Waste

Printing paper (for color)

Chart 8 shows the amount of non-industrial waste produced from
FY2012 to FY2015. The volume recycled indicates the volume of waste
converted back into resources, and the numbers in the chart itself show
exact values for FY2015. Bulk waste had slightly decreased up until
FY2011, but increased by roughly 15% in FY2012 due to building
renovations and the relocation of laboratories within the university. In
FY2013 it decreased again as the renovations and the relocation
neared completion, and it reached FY2011 levels in FY2014. FY2015
saw another significant decrease.
Although the amount of office paper waste, which makes up the largest
share of paper waste, has been successfully reduced since FY2012
thanks to efforts to reduce paper usage and promotion of computerized
documents, this reduction seems to have plateaued recently. Other
paper waste, including wrappings and advertisements, is on thedecrease, but for the most part is still being discarded. We should focus
on the collection of used papers.

Volume recycled

3,000

19,781 564,427 136,596 493,434 127,789 471,726 113,926 464,013 132,722 455,874

81,955

Office paper

Myodani area

water
City
water

270,972

15,32020,19450,771

14,12042,077

Newspapers

City
water

Kusunoki area Well

7,168
8,152

9,856

93,59526,563Magazines

Generalservicewater

21,813

10,16247,658
10,33841,738Cardboard boxes

Tsurukabuto 2
campusCity
water

11,651

14,946

Total
10,290

Other paper

water

93,76650,308

11,617

Raw garbage

93,00926,621FY2015Total

9.0

Combustible waste

46,778City

FY2014

51.7
4.3

4.4

Cans

Generalservicewater

Tsurukabuto 1 water 10,455
22,348Generalcampusservice
11,893

15,65045,937(FY)

13.6

Glass jars/bottles

campus43,458

6.4

0

Total
10,971

39.2
21.2

PET bottles

28,614

water

2015

100

Bulk waste

FY2013
Total

14,431
13,429
Rokkodai 1 Citywater
29,563Generalcampusservice
15,132
15,185

241

2013
2014
Chart 7 Water Usage

FY2012
Total

46,231

266

95.9

Incombustible waste

FY2011

City
Rokkodai 2 water

Volume discardedPrinting paper (for black & white)

Copy paper

（t）
250
200

200.670.06
0.54

207.490.07
0.49

206.84

0.48
0.36

150
100

200.07206.93

Copy paper
used percapita isapprox.
9kg!

206.00
50
0

2013

2014

2015

Chart 10 Volume of Office Paper Used

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Kobe University Charter on the Environment
Environmental Philosophy

Environmental Principles

As a world-class research and education institution, Kobe
University pledges itself, through all of the university’s
activities, to the preservation of the global environment and tothe creation of a sustainable society, the two most important
challenges the world faces today.
Lo c ate d b et we e n t h e Pac i f i c O c e a n a n d t h e Ro k ko
Mountains, Kobe University utilizes this regional locality
to its advantage for the fostering of environmentally-conscious
students and the dissemination of knowledge gained fromacademic research to the world. Through these efforts, andby setting an example in the preservation of the environment,
Kobe University pledges to build a path toward the realizationof a sustainable society as a common goal of humanity.

1. To foster and support environmentally-conscious
students.
2. To promote research to create and sustain the
global environment.
3. To promote environmental preservation
activities that set an example for others.
Enacted on September 26, 2006

Third-Party Review
Kobe University has promoted environmental conservation
activities with the goal of a 15% CO 2 emission reduction for
2011-2015 compared to the 2004 standard. The final figured was
11.3%, to which various factors, such as the 3.11 Tohoku
Disaster, must have contributed. Regardless of whether the goal
was met or not, it is important to carefully analyze and review thecontributing factors both inside and outside the university.
Passing the outcome along to the next generation would feed
the next cycle. With this in mind, I have high expectations for the
next round of environmental reports.

Reading through the Kobe University Environmental Report
2016, I was deeply impressed to know that Kobe University, as aleading university in Japan, has worked seriously with a firm
stance on global environmental issues.
First, the Kobe University Charter on the Environment presentst h e u n i ve r s i t y ’s b a s i c p h i l o s o p hy o n a n d p r i n c i p l e s o fenvironmental issues in an extremely clear and ar ticulate
manner so that university students and local citizens can easily
understand what Kobe University is aiming for. I could see thatthe repor t ’s structure and content are consistent with thephilosophy and principles set forth.

L a s t l y, I w a n t t o s t r e s s t h a t t h e r e p o r t i s a n ex t r e m e l yhigh-quality publication that covers a broad range of related
content and has a consistent and reader-friendly design, giving a
sense of unity as a university. I expect Kobe University, as apioneer of university environmental preservation activities, tolead other universities in Japan by maintaining the quality of theirenvironmental preservation activities.

The most impressive part to me was the students’ interview with
the President, which successfully exemplifies the fact that theuniversity’s environmental preservation activities are being
undertaken in an extensive way, involving not only administrationand staff, but students and other concerned parties as well.
From the ‘Environmental Education and Research, and Related
Topics’, which introduces a wide variety of activities within theuniversity, including curriculum, activities led by students oractivities led by the Seik yo Gakusei Iinkai (GI), researchoutcomes across various fields—I thought the Charter’s thirdprinciple, ‘To promote environmental preservation activities that
set an example for others’ was being vigorously carried out.
More noteworthy still is the hosting of the annual Meeting toRead the Environmental Report, conducted since 2011, with theaim of making the Report known to more students. The opinions
gathered from students are reflected in the following year’s
repor ts. I believe that maintaining such interactive
communication has brought about the current reader-friendly
report.

YAMAMOTO Hitoshi
Professor and Deputy Head of the
Department for the Administrationof Safety and Hygiene,
Osaka University<Profile>

The ‘Environmental Performance at Kobe University’ illustrates
environmental preservation efforts that the university has taken.
The consistency in layout and the use of charts makes it easy tounderstand. In particular, the use of the unit ‘household’ inexplaining reduction in electricity or gas use is effective inpresenting the outcome to students in an understandable way.
The only thing I want to point out is about the chart for CO 2
emission: it uses amount reduced compared to the previous year
while the other energy charts use the absolute value. I’m pretty
sure that CO 2 emission data is used in working out this chart.
Applying that absolute value in addition to amount reduced fromt h e p r ev i o u s ye a r wo u l d m o r e ef f e c t i ve l y p o r t r ay Ko b e
University’s performance.

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Doctor of Science specializing in Polymer Science. He completed
his Ph.D at the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University. He
became a researcher at the Osaka Agency of Industrial Scienceand Technology in 1991, a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of
Science at the University of Alberta in 1997, and chief researcher
at the Osaka Agency of Industrial Science and Technology in thesame year. He has been an assistant professor in the Graduate
School of Science, Osaka University, since 2000 and an assistantprofessor in the Department for the Administration of Safety andHygiene, Osaka University, since 2004. He has ser ved in his
current positions since 20 07. Author of several publications
including ’Biotechnology Experiments Safety Orientation’ (Tokyo
Kagaku Dojin).

■Fiscal year of project: Fiscal year 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016)■Date of issue: September 30, 2016

■Department in charge of publication: Center for Environmental Management

Kobe University,
YONEDA Kosuke, Freshman,
Faculty of Human Development
Location: In front of Building D
at Tsurukabuto Campus 1

Contact: Environmental Management Group, Safety and Health/Environmental
Management Division, Facilities Department, Kobe University
1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501
TEL
078-803-6654
E-mail shis-kankyo@office.kobe-u.ac.jp
URL

http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/report/environmental/2016/
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