3rd Edition of the Global Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy

Industrialization having been promoted from the 18th century has brought two conflicting results for humans. One is the improvement of material affluence and convenience in life, and the other one is a wide range of environmental problems. The latter has been caused by the excessive human intervention in nature for achieving the former. The former and the latter are clearly in conflict. The use of unsustainable energy since the 18th century has been proved as one of the most important factors causing nature being polluted and/or destroyed.

In the above context, the use of sustainable energy is, in a narrow sense, a means to restoring the original quality of nature, but, in a broad sense, a means for human to co-exist with nature. The broad sense is proved by the fact that nature can exist without humans, but humans can’t survive without nature.

In such s sense, the theme of this conference, Biofuels and Bioenergy, is not merely confined to an agenda of technology-based sustainable energy, but an agenda of technology-based approach to achieving a society where nature and humans coexist through restoring the original quality of nature.

Therefore, it is no doubt that even though your active participation in this event would be a small step, the small step would be the foundation for the big step to save both humans and the earth.