SOCIETY Special Feature 1 – The Zero Carbon Reality Field report Aiming to become a zero-carbon city: Kitakyushu’s Jono district takes up the challenge Reducing CO2 emissions will require that we change our way of life and community-wide initiatives will be essential to achieve this. The City of Kitakyushu was one of the earliest municipalities to espouse the FutureCity Initiative and, in October 2020, declared itself a Zero Carbon City, vowing to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Various initiatives are being undertaken in communities throughout the city. However, establishing ways of life that contribute to achieving the zero-carbon goal seems likely to take some time.
