Eco Products 2008

On Thursday, I visited an exhibition called Eco Products 2008 held at Tokyo International Exhibition Center.

There was a lecture by an expert on carbon footprint. He showed that carbon dioxide level has been rising exponentially since the industrial revolution in England. The graph he showed was very alarming.

He also told us that every second, the area equal to 15 tennis courts of forest disappears! I also learned that my round trip from Tokyo to Boston translates to 7.68 tons of carbon dioxide!

It was a very big event and many companies exhibited to show their "environmentally correct" activities. Also, organizations that do 3R (Re-use, Reduce, and Recycle) activities, schools, and sell ecological products had booths.

To my surprise, almost half the attendees were children. It was apparant that schools made day trips to the event. It was very good to see that many people attended the event to show their interest in environmental concerns.

Above picture shows the flower pots made from used coffee beans.

JVC has interesting speakers that are also planters.

WWF had a booth to educate children about their activities.

Honda "Insight" - their new hybrid car to be released next year.