Planet Positive Chemicals Report Released from Joint Research for
the Conservation of the Global Commons with the University of Tokyo
September 13, 2022
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group (the MCG Group) and the University of Tokyo (President: Teruo Fujii) have conducted joint research since April 1, 2021 on the role of the chemical industry in safeguarding the global commons (i.e. the global environmental system upon which the sustainable development of humankind is founded). We are pleased to announce that "The Planet Positive Chemicals report" (the report) was released on September 13, 2022 as a first result of the research.
The project have developed a vision by studying what roles the chemical industry should play for other industries and consumers, and what issues it should resolve, in addition to reducing its own environmental footprint, in order to realize a sustainable society and economy that operates within the Planetary Boundaries. The project have studied how the chemical industry can contribute to the transformation of major economic systems (circular economy), such as production and consumption, energy.
The report, the result of over a year of research by the independent systems-change company, SYSTEMIQ, working with the Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo, provides a detailed view of the future pathways for the industry, taking a systems-wide view of the likely demand for chemicals in a net zero world and exploring the industry’s carbon emissions along its entire value chain. The report aims to help the industry and policy makers unite around a common view of the path ahead and accelerate the transition to a sustainable model of operation, and in the report it suggests ten key actions that could transform the system, and publishes all their modelling and analysis are published.
The MCG Group applauds the breadth and depth of this unprecedented report that quantitatively analyzed pathways for the chemical industry to reach net zero not only in scope 1 & 2, but also scope 3 upstream and downstream, and we are proud to have collaborated this groundbreaking research. We will share the results of this research widely and collaborate with a wide range of partners to realize the transition to a sustainable model of operation, as we pursue a new role in the chemical industry in a net-zero world.
*The full report is available at https://cgc.ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/research-en/chemistry-industry-en/
[Reference]
Safeguarding of the Global Commons
Rockström et al. (2009). Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity.
Ecology and Society, 14 (2). https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03180-140232
Steffen et al. (2015). Planetary boundaries: guiding human development on a changing planet.
Science, 347 (6223), 1259855-1259855. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1259855
The project have developed a vision by studying what roles the chemical industry should play for other industries and consumers, and what issues it should resolve, in addition to reducing its own environmental footprint, in order to realize a sustainable society and economy that operates within the Planetary Boundaries. The project have studied how the chemical industry can contribute to the transformation of major economic systems (circular economy), such as production and consumption, energy.
The report, the result of over a year of research by the independent systems-change company, SYSTEMIQ, working with the Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo, provides a detailed view of the future pathways for the industry, taking a systems-wide view of the likely demand for chemicals in a net zero world and exploring the industry’s carbon emissions along its entire value chain. The report aims to help the industry and policy makers unite around a common view of the path ahead and accelerate the transition to a sustainable model of operation, and in the report it suggests ten key actions that could transform the system, and publishes all their modelling and analysis are published.
The MCG Group applauds the breadth and depth of this unprecedented report that quantitatively analyzed pathways for the chemical industry to reach net zero not only in scope 1 & 2, but also scope 3 upstream and downstream, and we are proud to have collaborated this groundbreaking research. We will share the results of this research widely and collaborate with a wide range of partners to realize the transition to a sustainable model of operation, as we pursue a new role in the chemical industry in a net-zero world.
*The full report is available at https://cgc.ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/research-en/chemistry-industry-en/
[Reference]
- Press release dated August 6, 2020
- Press release dated March 31, 2021
Safeguarding of the Global Commons
- Planetary Boundaries
Rockström et al. (2009). Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity.
Ecology and Society, 14 (2). https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03180-140232
Steffen et al. (2015). Planetary boundaries: guiding human development on a changing planet.
Science, 347 (6223), 1259855-1259855. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1259855
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