Energy Efficiency and Economic Opportunity
Japan sees a chance to promote its energy-frugal ways:
"According to the International Energy Agency, based in Paris, Japan
consumed half as much energy per dollar worth of economic activity as
the European Union or the United States, and one-eighth as much as
China and India in 2005. While the country is known for green products
like hybrid cars, most of its efficiency gains have been in less
eye-catching areas, for example, in manufacturing ... Japan's strides
in efficiency are clearest in heavy industries like steel, which are
the nation's biggest consumers of power." -- International Herald
Tribune
Seems that high oil prices are offering the Japanese new markets around the world for their technologies. China seems particularly interested. For obvious reasons.
Seems that high oil prices are offering the Japanese new markets around the world for their technologies. China seems particularly interested. For obvious reasons.
