Topic N1
Japanese Learning
Economics - Circular Economy and Sustainable Consumption
N1 Conversation lesson 23: Economics - Circular Economy and Sustainable Consumption
💬Dialogue
大量生産・大量消費の時代から、資源を循環させる「サーキュラーエコノミー」への移行が本格化しています。
From the era of mass production and mass consumption, the transition to a "circular economy" that circulates resources is gaining momentum.
ええ。廃棄物を単なるゴミではなく、貴重な資源と見なすパラダイムシフトが求められていますね。
Yes. A paradigm shift is required to regard waste not as mere garbage, but as a precious resource.
製品のライフサイクル全体を通じて、いかに環境負荷を低減し、付加価値を維持するかが重要です。
It is important how to reduce the environmental burden and maintain added value throughout the entire product life cycle.
その通りです。企業の責任はもちろんのこと、消費者のライフスタイルの変容も不可欠な要素となります。
Exactly. Not to mention corporate responsibility, the transformation of consumer lifestyles is also an indispensable factor.
はい。目先の安さや利便性だけでなく、持続可能性という尺度が購買行動の基軸になるべきです。
Yes. Not only short-term cheapness and convenience, but the measure of sustainability should become the pivot of purchasing behavior.
ええ。有限な資源を分かち合い、次世代に豊かな地球を引き継ぐこと。それが経済本来の在り方ですね。
Yes. Sharing finite resources and handing over a rich Earth to the next generation. That is the true form of economics.
⭐Key Expressions
～はもちろんのこと
Used to emphasize that one thing is natural, and there is something else too.
～（を）基軸とする
Indicates the most important factor that governs other actions.
～（本格化する）
Used when a trend or activity starts to happen strongly.
～尺（尺度）
Refers to the standard used to judge something.
📚Vocabulary
循環
じゅんかん
circulation
パラダイムシフト
paradigm shift
paradigm shift
負荷
ふか
burden / load
低減
ていげん
reduction
基軸
きじく
pivot / axis
分かち合う
わかちあう
to share
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