want, all in one place! japan is a place i know well, but as my green tech journey begins, i can already tell i going to see a different side to this great country. i m starting two hours east of tokyo in this sleepy port city which stares out at the mighty pacific ocean, whose weather often crashes into japan s shores. it is at sites like this you really get a sense of japan as an island nation, one that s very conscious of the threat posed by climate change. the typhoons and storms coming from out there are growing ever more powerful and the heatwaves and wildfires are becoming more common. going green is the only option. i m here to meet somebody who advises on big renewable projects. i m paul, lovely to meet you. hi, paul! so good to meet you! this is beautiful. welcome to japan. it is very windy. it s perfect for the wind turbine. it has historically relied heavily on imported fossil fuels but now aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. one answer lies at sea. wow. oh, god. w
really, it is a drop in the ocean. if a fashion industry is going to become carbon neutral, it has to go along further and reinvent how it makes clothes. i am back on the road, this time to rural areas 250 miles north of the capital, where a start up company is weaving inspiration from nature, particularly spiders. this is a company called spider where scientists have managed to make a protein polymer. find scientists have managed to make a protein polymer- scientists have managed to make a protein polymer. and microbes are in there and their protein polymer. and microbes are in there and their oxygen protein polymer. and microbes are in there and their oxygen and protein polymer. and microbes are in there and their oxygen and nutrient l there and their oxygen and nutrient on many levels are closely monitored. they are making. they are working monitored. they are making. they are working hard. monitored. they are making. .. they are working hard. thank monitored. they are
Tech-loving traveller Paul Carter explores Japan to find out how the drive to become more sustainable is leading to some exciting world-leading developments..
reusing and upcycling clothes is important for reducing waste, but really it is a drop in the ocean. if the fashion industry is going to become carbon neutral, it has to go a lot further and reinvent how it makes its clothes. so, i m back on the road this time to a rural yamagata, area 250 miles north of the capital where it started its weaving inspiration from nature, particularly spiders. scientists at this company have created a way to make a special protein polymer. so, here are the fermentation tanks. the microbes are in there. their oxygen and nutrient levels are closely monitored. and they are making the protein for us right now,