Environmental Policy

Reasons for Promoting Household Eco-account Books

The Monthly Household Eco-account Book. It's Easy!

Item		CO₂ Emission Coefficient		First Month				Second Month			Third Month
Item		CO₂ Emission Coefficient		amount used		amount emitted	cost	amount used	amount emitted	cost	amount used	amount emitted	cost
Electricity	(kWh)	0.12	×	(meter reading)	=	(kg)	Yen	(meter reading)	(kg)	Yen	(meter reading)	(kg)	Yen
City gas (LPG)	(m³)	0.64 (1.8)	×	(meter reading)	=	(kg)	Yen	(meter reading)	(kg)	Yen	(meter reading)	(kg)	Yen
Water	(m³)	0.16	×	(meter reading)	=	(kg)	Yen	(meter reading)	(kg)	Yen	(meter reading)	(kg)	Yen
Lamp oil	(l)	0.69	×		=	(kg)	Yen		(kg)	Yen		(kg)	Yen
Gasoline	(l)	0.64	×		=	(kg)	Yen		(kg)	Yen		(kg)	Yen
Aluminum can		0.05	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Steel can		0.01	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Plastic bottle		0.02	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Glass bottle		0.03	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Paper container		0.04	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Food tray		0.002	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Trash	(kg)	0.24	×		=	(kg)			(kg)			(kg)
Total						(kg)	(A)		(kg)	(B)		(kg)	(C)
monthly saving on family budget				(B)-(A) Yen			(C)-(B) Yen		expected annual saving			{(C)-(B)} × 6 Yen

For monthly consumption of gas, electricity and water, check the meter or the bill.
For aluminum cans, steel cans, plastic bottles, grass bottles, paper container and food trays, count the ones you did not recycle and enter the number in the column "amount used".
Multiply the "amount used" by the CO₂ emission coefficient, then enter the number in the column "amount emitted". This total is the amount of CO₂ emitted by your household. (Carbon conversion)
In the column "cost", enter the cost of each item according to the amount used.
Make entries regularly for 3 months with the aim of a 10% reduction in emissions.
As emissions decrease, you should see a corresponding reduction in your bills.

The current goal of industrialized countries is to reduce CO₂ emissions to 1990 levels. Think of all the things you can do to reduce CO₂ emissions.

Make a list of the clothes in your closet and pin it to the door. If you know what you have, you can avoid buying what you don't need - and save money too.
There are many more useful tips in the Household Eco-account Book.

To receive your Household Eco-account Book, send a stamped, self-addressed A4 envelope (270Yen for Weekly Type) to the address listed on the right.
Please answer the questionnaire enclosed with the Household Eco-account Book and return it to us. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact;

Center for Environmental Information Science
Attn: Household Eco-account Book
4-7-24 Kudan-Minami
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0074 Japan
Tel. 81-3-3265-3916