Toward SDGs in Science, Especially Carbon-Neutral Accelerators

Abstract

No one doubts that the earth is now in a warming trend. Few people now doubt that natural cycles alone cannot explain it and that global warming gases, including CO₂, are contributing to it. Accelerators are large power load facilities, and it is the duty of those who work on them to set sustainable development goals and ensure that they are implemented. This is difficult to achieve by the efforts of accelerator scientists alone, and requires a broad-based cooperative approach that includes local communities, companies, government, and politics. I would like to start with an analysis of the current situation, understand the global situation, and then propose the issues that we should address.