Information processing system, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To facilitate registration of offsettable greenhouse-gas emissions, and allow a plurality of emission rights creation business operators and a plurality of emission right purchasers to perform emission rights trading suitable for the purpose and needs.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: an emissions input unit that receives input of greenhouse-gas emissions; an emission rights information input unit that receives input of emission rights information; an emission rights information storage unit that stores the emission rights information; an emission rights attribute storage unit that stores an attribute of the emission rights with which the greenhouse-gas emissions related to activities can be offset; an emission rights acquisition unit that acquires the emission rights information; an emission rights information presentation unit that presents, to customers, the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit; and a trading history management unit that manages the history of trading of emission rights.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Carbon dioxide emission rights are being traded (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-306839 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Registering offsettable greenhouse gas emissions is a time-consuming process. In addition, when greenhouse gas emitters use emission credits to offset carbon emissions, they must trade directly with the seller of the emission credits, making purchasing the credits a time-consuming process.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and aims to make it possible to easily register greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset, and to enable emission rights trading that meets the objectives and needs of multiple emission rights creators and multiple emission rights purchasers, both domestically and internationally. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The information processing system according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it comprises an emission rights input unit that accepts input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer, an emission rights information input unit that accepts input of emission rights information from an emission rights generating business operator to be used for offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions, an emission rights information storage unit that stores the emission rights information, an emission rights attribute storage unit that stores attributes of the emission rights capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions related to an activity, an emission rights acquisition unit that acquires the emission rights information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by the customer, an emission rights information presentation unit that presents the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to the customer, and a buying and selling history management unit that manages the buying and selling history of the emission rights between the customer and the generating business operator.

[0007] Other problems and solutions disclosed in this application will be made clear in the description of the preferred embodiments of the invention and the drawings. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily register greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset. In addition, it is possible to trade emission rights between domestic and overseas emission rights creators and multiple emission rights purchasers according to the purpose and needs of the recipient. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of an information processing system. [Diagram 2] 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a management server 2. FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 illustrates an example of the software configuration of a management server 2. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining processing for invalidation information in which automatic invalidation is “false.” [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining processing for invalidation information in which automatic invalidation is "true." [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an operation 2 of the management server 2. [Figure 7]FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an operation 3 of the management server 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] <Summary of the Invention> The present invention will be described below with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof. [Item 1] An acquisition unit that acquires satellite data of greenhouse gas emission entities; an analysis unit that analyzes the satellite data in time series; a registration unit that registers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset at the site based on the analysis results; An information processing system comprising: [Item 2] Acquiring satellite data of greenhouse gas emitter locations; analyzing the satellite data in a time series; A step of registering the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset at the site based on the analysis result; An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer. [Item 3] Acquiring satellite data of greenhouse gas emitter locations; analyzing the satellite data in a time series; A step of registering the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset at the site based on the analysis result; A program for causing a computer to execute the following. [Item 4] an emission credit storage unit that stores, in association with each other, emission credit specification information that specifies emission credits that can offset greenhouse gas emissions, an offsettable amount that is the amount of the greenhouse gas that can be offset by the emission credits, and attributes of the emission credits; an offset attribute storage unit that stores the attributes of the emission credits that can offset the emissions related to an activity, in association with activity identification information that identifies the activity; an input unit that receives input of the activity specification information that specifies the activity for which a user wishes to offset and the emission amount related to the activity; an emission credit acquisition unit that refers to the offset attribute storage unit and the emission credit storage unit to identify the attribute corresponding to the input activity specification information, and acquires the emission credit specification information corresponding to the identified attribute and the offsettable amount that is equal to or greater than the input emission amount; An information processing system comprising: [Item 5] Item 4. An information processing system according to the present invention, said attributes include a methodology for said emission credits; An information processing system comprising: [Item 6] Item 4. An information processing system according to the present invention, the offset attribute storage unit stores rule specification information that specifies a rule related to the report of the emission amount, the activity specification information, and the attribute in association with each other; the input unit accepts input of the emission amount, the activity specifying information, and the rule specifying information; the emission credit acquisition unit identifies the attributes corresponding to the input rule specifying information and activity specifying information; An information processing system comprising: [Item 7] Item 4. An information processing system according to the present invention, a request receiving unit that receives an invalidation request from the user; an invalidation processing unit that executes, in response to the request, a process for invalidating the emission amount related to the activity indicated by the input activity specification information, using the emission credit specified by the acquired emission credit specification information; An information processing system comprising: [Item 8] Item 4. An information processing system according to the present invention, the emission credit storage unit stores the emission credit identification information, the offsettable amount, and the attribute in association with a minimum amount of the emission credits that can be offset; an invalidation information storage unit that stores invalidation information including the activity specification information and the emission amount; an invalidation processing unit that performs processing related to invalidating the emission amount using the emission credit; Equipped with the emission credit acquisition unit selects a plurality of pieces of invalidation information such that the total amount of the emission is equal to or greater than the minimum amount and equal to or less than the offsettable amount, and identifies, for each piece of invalidation information selected, the emission credit specifying information corresponding to the invalidation information; the invalidation processing unit performs processing related to the invalidation of the emission amount of the selected invalidation information by using the emission credit specified by the emission credit specification information; An information processing system comprising: [Item 9] Item 8. An information processing system according to item 8, the invalidation processing unit performs processing related to the invalidation so that the activity specification information and the emission amount included in each of the invalidation information are included in an invalidation notice; An information processing system comprising: [Item 10] storing, in an emission rights storage unit, emission rights specification information that specifies emission rights that can offset greenhouse gas emissions, an offsettable amount that is the amount of the greenhouse gas that can be offset by the emission rights, and attributes of the emission rights in association with each other; storing the attribute of the emission credit capable of offsetting the emission amount related to the activity in an offset attribute storage unit in association with activity identification information that identifies the activity; receiving input of the activity specification information that specifies the activity for which a user wishes to offset and the emission amount related to the activity; referring to the offset attribute storage unit and the emission credit storage unit to identify the attribute corresponding to the input activity specification information, and acquiring the emission credit specification information corresponding to the identified attribute and the offsettable amount equal to or greater than the input emission amount; An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer. [Item 11] storing, in an emission rights storage unit, emission rights specification information that specifies emission rights that can offset greenhouse gas emissions, an offsettable amount that is the amount of the greenhouse gas that can be offset by the emission rights, and attributes of the emission rights in association with each other; storing the attribute of the emission credit capable of offsetting the emission amount related to the activity in an offset attribute storage unit in association with activity identification information that identifies the activity; receiving input of the activity specification information that specifies the activity for which a user wishes to offset and the emission amount related to the activity; referring to the offset attribute storage unit and the emission credit storage unit to identify the attribute corresponding to the input activity specification information, and acquiring the emission credit specification information corresponding to the identified attribute and the offsettable amount equal to or greater than the input emission amount; A program for causing a computer to execute the following. [Item 12] an emission input unit that receives input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer; an emission rights information input unit that receives an input of emission rights information from a creator of emission rights used to offset greenhouse gas emissions; an emission rights information storage unit that stores the emission rights information; an emission credit attribute storage unit that stores attributes of the emission credits that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions related to an activity; an emission rights acquisition unit that acquires the emission rights information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by a customer; an emission rights information presentation unit that presents the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to a customer; a trading history management unit that manages a trading history of the emission credits between the customer and the emission credit generating company; An information processing system comprising: [Item 13] Item 13. An information processing system according to item 12, An information processing system comprising: a consulting information providing unit that provides consulting information regarding the creation of said emission credits and / or consulting information regarding the purchase of said emission credits to said business entity. [Item 14] A step of receiving an input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer; A step of receiving an input of emission credit information from a creator of emission credits to be used for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions; storing the emission credit information; storing attributes of the credits that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity; acquiring the emission credit information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by a customer; presenting the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to a customer; and managing a history of buying and selling of the emission rights between the customer and the emission generating entity. [Item 15] A step of receiving an input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer; A step of receiving an input of emission credit information from a creator of emission credits to be used for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions; storing the emission credit information; storing attributes of the credits that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity; acquiring the emission credit information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by a customer; presenting the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to a customer; and managing a history of buying and selling of the emission credits between the customer and the emission credit generating company.

[0011] <System Overview> An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The information processing system according to this embodiment is intended to support trading of greenhouse gas emission rights (J-credits are assumed in this embodiment, but emission rights other than J-credits can also be applied). Emission rights created by greenhouse gas emission reduction or absorption are matched with the amount of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset. The number of J-credits available varies depending on the greenhouse gas emission activity. In addition, the number of J-credits available for reporting varies depending on the rules such as the Global Warming Act, the Energy Conservation Act, SBT, CDP, and RE100. The information processing system according to this embodiment provides available emission rights to users (hereinafter referred to as users) who wish to offset greenhouse gas emissions.

[0012] In addition, the information processing system of this embodiment is intended to support the buying and selling of emission rights (referring to J-credits, non-fossil certificates, and voluntary carbon credits; hereinafter the same unless otherwise specified) between emission right purchasers (referring to private companies, public institutions, and other entities engaged in business activities that emit greenhouse gases through their activities; hereinafter the same unless otherwise specified) who perform carbon offsetting, and emission right creation businesses (referring to domestic and international businesses that support the creation and utilization of emission rights with the aim of promoting the creation and utilization of emission rights; hereinafter the same unless otherwise specified).

[0013] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system. The information processing system of this embodiment is configured to include a management server 2. The management server 2 is communicatively connected to each of an owner terminal 1, a user terminal 3, and an invalidation server 4 via a communication network. The communication network is, for example, the Internet, and is constructed by a public telephone line network, a mobile phone line network, a wireless communication path, Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like.

[0014] The holder terminal 1 is a computer operated by a user who has created an emission credit by reducing or absorbing greenhouse gas emissions (hereinafter, referred to as an emission credit holder). The holder terminal 1 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer.

[0015] The user terminal 3 is a computer operated by a user. The user terminal 3 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer.

[0016] The management server 2 is a computer that manages information related to emission rights and proposes emission rights to users. The management server 2 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

[0017] The invalidation server 4 is a computer of an organization that issues emission credits and invalidates greenhouse gas emissions based on the emission credits (the organization that operates the J-Credit Scheme). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the invalidation process is performed by sending a request to invalidate the emission credits to the invalidation server 4 (including, for example, sending a request for invalidation by email).

[0018] <Management Server> FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the management server 2. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and other configurations may be used. The management server 2 includes a CPU 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication interface 204, an input device 205, and an output device 206. The storage device 203 is, for example, a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, or a flash memory that stores various data and programs. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to a communication network, for example, an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone line network, a wireless communication device for wireless communication, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector or an RS232C connector for serial communication, etc. The input device 205 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, etc. that input data. The output device 206 is, for example, a display, a printer, a speaker, etc. that output data. Each functional unit of the management server 2 described below is realized by the CPU 201 reading a program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing it, and each storage unit of the management server 2 is realized as part of the storage area provided by the memory 202 and the storage device 203.

[0019] The hardware configurations of the owner terminal 1, the user terminal 3, and the invalidation server 4 may be the same as that of the management server 2.

[0020] 3 is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of the management server 2. The management server 2 includes an emission credit storage unit 231, an emission credit attribute storage unit 232, an invalidation information storage unit 233, an input unit 211 constituting an emission amount input unit and an emission credit information input unit, an emission credit acquisition unit 212, a request reception unit 213, an invalidation processing unit 214, an emission credit information presentation unit 218, a buying and selling history management unit 219, and a consulting information provision unit 220.

[0021] <Storage section> The emission rights information storage unit (emission rights storage unit) 231 stores information on emission rights that can offset greenhouse gas emissions (hereinafter referred to as emission rights information). The emission rights information may include, in association with emission rights identification information (emission rights ID) that identifies the emission rights, the name of the emission rights (emission rights name or project name), the attributes of the emission rights, the maximum value (maximum offset amount) and minimum value (minimum offset amount) of the amount of greenhouse gas that can be offset by the emission rights, the certification standard by a third-party certification organization, the country / region where the emission rights were created, the amount of emission rights that can be purchased, the year of issuance of the emission rights, and the rating of the emission rights (evaluation by a rating organization). The minimum offset amount sets the sales unit of the emission rights and can be set arbitrarily by the holder of the emission rights, and may be, for example, in units of 1 t, 50 t, 100 t, etc. The attributes may include a methodology related to the emission rights (prescribes the scope of application, the method of calculating the amount of emission reduction / absorption, the method of monitoring, etc. for each technology that contributes to emission reduction / absorption). The attributes may include the type of emission credit.

[0022] The emission credit attribute storage unit (offset attribute storage unit) 232 stores attributes of emission credits that can offset emissions related to an activity, in association with activity specific information that identifies the activity. In this embodiment, the emission credit attribute storage unit (offset attribute storage unit) 232 stores rule specific information that identifies rules related to reporting of emissions, activity specific information, and attributes in association with each other. The rule specific information can be, for example, "Act on Global Warming Countermeasures," "Energy Conservation Act," "Carbon Offset," "CDP Questionnaire," "SBT," "RE100," etc. The activity specific information can be, for example, "fuel combustion," "electricity use," etc.

[0023] The invalidation information storage unit 233 stores information about the emission amount that the user wishes to offset (hereinafter referred to as invalidation information). The invalidation information can include an invalidation ID that identifies the invalidation information, rule specification information, activity specification information, and the emission amount that the user wishes to offset. The invalidation information can also include information indicating whether or not the management server 2 will automatically perform invalidation processing (automatic invalidation). <Functional section> The input unit 211 can accept input of activity specification information that specifies the activity for which the user wishes to offset, and emission amounts related to the activity. In this embodiment, the input unit 211 accepts input of invalidation information. The input unit 211 can transmit screen information displaying an input form for the invalidation information to the user terminal 3, and can accept the invalidation information by receiving data of each item of the invalidation information from the user terminal 3. The input unit 211 can register the accepted invalidation information in the invalidation information storage unit 233. The input unit 211 also has an emission input unit, and accepts input of greenhouse gas emission amounts to be offset by the emission credit purchaser. The input unit 211 also has an emission credit information input unit, and accepts input of emission credit information to be sold by the emission credit creating business operator.

[0024] The emission credit acquisition unit 212 identifies emission credits that can be presented for the invalidation information. The emission credit acquisition unit 212 can identify attributes corresponding to activity specifying information included in the invalidation information by referring to the offset attribute storage unit 232 and the emission credit storage unit 231, and acquire emission credit specifying information corresponding to the identified attributes and the maximum offsettable amount equal to or greater than the emission amount included in the invalidation information. Furthermore, when rule specifying information is set in the invalidation information, the emission credit acquisition unit 212 can identify attributes corresponding to the rule specifying information and activity specifying information included in the invalidation information from the offset attribute storage unit 232.

[0025] The emission rights acquisition unit 212 may search for invalidation information capable of presenting the emission rights for the emission rights information. For example, the emission rights acquisition unit 212 can select a combination (which may be one) of invalidation information such that the emission amount (when there is one invalidation information) or the total emission amount (when there are multiple invalidation information) included in the invalidation information is equal to or less than the maximum offsettable amount of the emission rights information for the emission rights information. The emission rights acquisition unit 212 can also select a combination (which may be one) of invalidation information such that the emission amount (when there is one invalidation information) or the total emission amount (when there are multiple invalidation information) included in the invalidation information is equal to or more than the minimum offsettable amount. For example, for one emission rights information, the emission rights acquisition unit 212 can select a combination such that the total emission amount included in the invalidation information is equal to or more than a predetermined value or is the maximum, from among invalidation information (or combinations) in which the emission amount (or the total amount) included in the invalidation information is equal to or less than the maximum offsettable amount of the emission rights information and equal to or more than the minimum offsettable amount.

[0026] The emission credit acquisition unit 212 has a function of screening various emission credits stored in the emission credit storage unit 231 using the above-mentioned emission credit information. This allows an emission credit purchaser to input search conditions such as certification standards, country / region, type, available purchase amount (stock), and year of issue, and select and purchase emission credits that meet the purpose and needs while comparing and considering the characteristics and details of various emission credits, such as overseas / Japanese removal / sequestration and forest / natural emission credits.

[0027] The request receiving unit 213 can receive an invalidation request from the user terminal 3. The request can include information for identifying the invalidation information (for example, an invalidation ID) and information for identifying the emission credits (for example, an emission credit ID).

[0028] The invalidation processing unit 214 performs processing related to invalidating emission amounts using emission credits (hereinafter referred to as invalidation processing). As the invalidation processing, the invalidation processing unit 214 can, for example, transmit an invalidation request including information identifying the emission credits and invalidation information to the invalidation server 4. In this case, the operator of the management server 2 will perform the invalidation on behalf of the user. Note that the invalidation may also be performed by the user himself.

[0029] For invalidation information in which automatic invalidation is "false", the invalidation processing unit 214 can perform the invalidation process in response to a request for invalidation from the user terminal 3. For invalidation information in which automatic invalidation is "true", the invalidation processing unit 214 can perform the invalidation process without receiving a request from the user terminal 3. In this case, prior to the invalidation process, the invalidation processing unit 214 can perform a sale process of the emission rights from the holder to the user. Note that the sales process will not be described here as it uses the process used in a general trading system.

[0030] In addition, when performing invalidation processing on multiple pieces of invalidation information using one emission right, the invalidation processing unit 214 can perform processing related to the invalidation (e.g., sending an invalidation request to the invalidation server 4) so ​​that the activity specific information and emission amounts contained in each piece of invalidation information are included in the invalidation notice.

[0031] The emission rights information presentation unit 218 presents the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit 212 to the emission rights purchaser. For example, the emission rights information may be transmitted to the terminal 3 of the emission rights purchaser, or may be presented to the emission rights purchaser on the information processing system of this embodiment. Examples of the emission rights information presented to the emission rights purchaser include the name of the emission rights (name of the project), the selling price (buying and selling price) of the emission rights, the number of emission rights in stock, the country / region where the emission rights were created, the certification standard by the third-party certification organization, the year of issuance of the emission rights, and the rating of the emission rights. For example, "Forest protection in the United States of America" ​​and "Agricultural land improvement by utilizing biochar in Kyushu region of Japan" are displayed as the name of the emission rights (name of the project). For example, $777 / ton is displayed as the selling price (buying and selling price) of the emission rights. For example, "100,000 tons" is displayed as the number of emission rights in stock. For example, "Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan" and "State of Illinois, United States of America" ​​are displayed as the country / region where the emission rights were created. As the certification standards by a third-party certification body, for example, "Verified Carbon Standard," "Gold Standard," or "American Carbon Registry" is displayed. As the year the emission credits were issued, for example, "2023" or "2021-2022" is displayed. As the rating of the emission credits, for example, "AA," "A," or "B" is displayed. These displays are only examples, and the emission credit information may also include the name of the emission credit creating business, the trading volume (volume) within a specified period, past contract prices, and evaluations and reviews of the emission credits by emission credit purchasers.

[0032] Methods for displaying the emission rights screened by the emission rights acquisition unit 212 to the emission rights purchaser include a method of preferentially displaying emission rights that have an inventory amount that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions input by the emission rights purchaser to the input unit 211 (emission amount input unit), a method of preferentially displaying emission rights with a high rating, a method of preferentially displaying emission rights that are highly rated by the emission rights purchaser, a method of preferentially displaying emission rights created in an area close to the location of the emission rights purchaser, and a method of preferentially displaying emission rights that have a high affinity with the emission rights purchaser's products or services.

[0033] The buying and selling history management unit 219 manages buying and selling information of the emission rights purchased by the emission rights purchaser (purchase date, purchase source, purchase price, purchased quantity, type of emission rights, etc.) The emission rights purchaser can view the information of the emission rights purchased in the past at any time.

[0034] The consulting information providing unit 220 provides the emission credit creating business operator and / or the emission credit purchaser with advice information, proposal information, and planning information regarding the creation of emission credits and the purchase of emission credits. For example, the consulting information providing unit 220 provides the emission credit creating business operator with information to support the creation of emission credits in accordance with the demands of the emission credit purchaser, such as the trend of emission credits utilized for carbon offsetting, the types of emission credits in high demand for utilization for carbon offsetting, the market price of emission credits (appropriate sales price according to the type of emission credits), and the attributes of the emission credit purchaser using the information processing system according to this embodiment (business establishment, head office location, industry type, information on products supplied, or information on services provided). In addition, the consulting information providing unit 220 provides the emission credit purchaser with information to support the purchase of emission credits, such as an explanation of the types of emission credits and a proposal for emission credits that meet the purpose and needs of carbon offsetting.

[0035] The information processing system according to this embodiment may be provided with an emission rights recommendation unit (not shown) in addition to the above-mentioned functional units. This emission rights recommendation unit recommends emission rights suitable for the emission rights purchaser from the information processing system side based on the emission rights purchase and sale information accumulated in the purchase and sale history management unit 219. For example, the information processing system may notify the emission rights purchaser that "the same type of emission rights with a high rating are now being sold by the creator of the emission rights purchased on XX / XX / 202X" or "the emission rights purchased on XX / XX / 202X are now being sold at a XX% discount from the purchase price at the time" (this may be done on the information processing system or by sending a notification to an email address registered by the emission rights purchaser).

[0036] The information processing system according to this embodiment is not limited to the functional units described above, and may be provided with a rating functional unit (not shown). This functional unit assigns a rating to the emission credits being sold by the emission credit creating business operator by linking (e.g., API linking) the information processing system according to this embodiment with the system of an organization that evaluates emission credits. This functional unit visualizes the rating information of the emission credits being traded on the emission credit trading platform, providing useful information to emission credit purchasers. This rating functional unit may also be used for the purpose of having an evaluation organization assign a rating to the emission credits that the emission credit creating business operator intends to sell.

[0037] The information processing system according to this embodiment may be provided with not only the above-mentioned functional units, but also a functional unit (not shown) that cooperates with an information processing system that calculates and visualizes greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental indicators (for example, air quality, energy, water and sewage, waste and hazardous materials, and impact on ecosystems). This functional unit automatically inputs the greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental indicators that it has calculated into the information processing system according to this embodiment. This reduces the labor required for the emission rights purchaser to input the greenhouse gas emissions to be offset. In addition, the above-mentioned emission rights recommendation unit (not shown) may recommend emission rights that meet the purpose and needs of the emission rights purchaser based on the greenhouse gas emission data stored in the information processing system and the activity item data and activity amount data that are the basis for the calculation.

[0038] <Operation 1> FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the process for revocation information in which the automatic revocation is "false."

[0039] The management server 2 accepts input of invalidation information from the user terminal 3 and registers it in the invalidation information storage unit 233 (S301). The management server 2 acquires attributes corresponding to the rule specifying information and activity specifying information included in the invalidation information from the offset attribute storage unit 232 (S302), and searches the emission credit storage unit 231 for emission credit information that corresponds to the acquired attributes and in which the emission amount of the invalidation information is equal to or greater than the minimum offsettable amount and equal to or less than the maximum offsettable amount (S303). The management server 2 can transmit the searched emission credit information to the user terminal 3 and present the emission credits to the user (S304). Here, the management server 2 may perform a process of selling the emission credits to the user.

[0040] When the management server 2 receives the invalidation request from the user terminal 3 (S304), it performs invalidation processing using the emission credits related to the emission credit information, based on the emission credit information and invalidation information specified in the request (S305).

[0041] In this way, the management server 2 can present users with emission credits that can offset emissions. In addition, the management server 2 can invalidate emissions on behalf of users in response to their requests.

[0042] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the process for invalidation information in which automatic invalidation is "true."

[0043] The management server 2 accepts input of revocation information from the user terminal 3 and registers the information in the revocation information storage unit 233 (S321).

[0044] The management server 2 acquires rules and activities corresponding to the attributes of the emission rights information from the offset attribute storage unit 232 (S322). The management server 2 reads out invalidation information corresponding to the acquired rules and activities from the invalidation information storage unit 233, and selects a combination of invalidation information from the read out invalidation information such that the total emission amount is equal to or greater than the minimum offsettable amount and equal to or less than the maximum offsettable amount (S323). Here, the management server 2 can select a combination such that the total emission amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The management server 2 may also select a combination such that the total emission amount is maximized. The management server 2 can perform invalidation processing such that the activity specification information and emission amount included in each of the invalidation information included in the selected combination are included in the invalidation notice (S324).

[0045] In this way, the management server 2 can automatically execute invalidation processing for emission amounts that are received from users and for which offsetting is desired. Therefore, for example, invalidation information related to emission amounts less than the minimum offsettable amount can be invalidated together. Also, when offsetting emission amounts less than the maximum offsettable amount, invalidation can be performed together with other invalidation information.

[0046] In addition, the satellite data can be used to analyze the past and future surface conditions at each base in a time series. The base in this example may be, for example, a place where greenhouse gas emitting activities are performed, such as a business office or a factory, or may be a predetermined area where an entity that performs activities that emit greenhouse gases exists, including one or more business offices or factories. The predetermined area is preferably an area of ​​a predetermined area. The satellite data is image data taken from a GPS satellite. The satellite data is image data of the base of the entity that emits greenhouse gases, and is image data showing an area of ​​a predetermined area. The satellite data is acquired by the acquisition unit 215. The image data to be analyzed is the first satellite data acquired at a first point in time (e.g., one year ago) and the second satellite data acquired at a second point in time (e.g., the present), and these are compared and analyzed. The first satellite data and the second satellite data are image data showing an area of ​​the same area (the same base). The analysis is performed by the analysis unit 216. The analysis is performed by comparing the green space area and the forest area in the image data. By analyzing the satellite data in this way, it is possible to analyze changes in land use over time, such as the reduction of green spaces and forests. Furthermore, by analyzing the satellite data, it is possible to estimate and register the amount of activity at the base. Furthermore, by analyzing the satellite data, it is possible to estimate and register the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset. By such an analysis, it is possible to easily register the amount of activity at the base and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be offset. Registration is performed by the registration unit 217. Furthermore, this analysis makes it possible to analyze biodiversity risks, etc. This is particularly effective in identifying materiality. Furthermore, it can lead to greenwashing. Note that there are cases where offsetting is not possible depending on the analysis results, in which case it is possible to estimate and register the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that cannot be offset.

[0047] <Operation 2> FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation 2 of the management server 2. In FIG.

[0048] The management server 2 acquires satellite data of the base of the greenhouse gas emitter (S601). Next, the management server 2 analyzes the satellite data in a time series (S602). Next, the management server 2 estimates the offsettable greenhouse gas emissions at the base based on the analysis result and registers it in the registration unit 217 (S603). Next, the following configuration may be used. The management server 2 registers the activity amount at the base in the registration unit 217 based on the analysis result. The management server 2 identifies the position of the base from the satellite data and stores the position information of the identified base in the base information storage unit. The management server 2 accepts the input of the position information of the base and the activity amount by the emitter in the activity amount input unit. The management server 2 refers to the base information storage unit and identifies the base based on the position information by the base identification unit. The management server 2 registers the activity amount at the base in the activity amount storage unit based on the analysis result. Also, the management server 2 registers the input activity amount in the activity amount storage unit in association with the identified base. Also, <operation 1> and <operation 2> may be combined.

[0049] <Operation 3> FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an operation 3 of the management server 2. As shown in FIG.

[0050] The management server 2 receives input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from the customer (S701). Next, the management server 2 receives input of emission rights information from an emission rights generating business entity that generates emission rights to be used to offset greenhouse gas emissions (S702). Next, the management server 2 stores the received emission rights information in the emission rights information storage unit (S703). Next, the management server 2 stores attributes of emission rights that can offset greenhouse gas emissions related to the activity in the emission rights attribute storage unit (S704). Next, the management server 2 acquires emission rights information that can offset greenhouse gas emissions input by the customer (S705). Next, the management server 2 presents the acquired emission rights information to the customer (S706). Next, the management server 2 manages the history of sales and purchases of emission rights between the customer and the generating business entity (S707). Moreover, <Operation 1> to <Operation 3> may be combined.

[0051] Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention may be modified or improved without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and equivalents thereof are also included in the present invention.

[0052] For example, in the present embodiment, one or more pieces of invalidation information are matched to one piece of emission rights information, but one or more pieces of invalidation information may be matched to multiple pieces of emission rights information. In this case, for example, when there is a remainder (fraction) in the emission amount of the invalidation information in units of the minimum offsettable amount, another emission rights information may be matched by the fraction.

[0053] For example, in this embodiment, the management server 2 automatically performs the invalidation process (acts as a proxy for invalidation), but the management server 2 may simply present to the user the emission credits that can be used for invalidation. [Explanation of symbols]

[0054] 1. Owner's terminal 2 Management Server 3. User terminal 4. Invalidation Server

Claims

1. an emission input unit that receives input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer; an emission rights information input unit that receives an input of emission rights information from a creator of emission rights used to offset greenhouse gas emissions; an emission rights information storage unit that stores the emission rights information; an emission credit attribute storage unit that stores attributes of the emission credits that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions related to an activity; an emission rights acquisition unit that acquires the emission rights information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by a customer; an emission rights information presentation unit that presents the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to a customer; a trading history management unit that manages a trading history of the emission credits between the customer and the emission credit generating company; An information processing system comprising:

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, a consulting information providing unit that provides consulting information regarding the creation of the emission credits and / or consulting information regarding the purchase of the emission credits to the business operator; An information processing system comprising:

3. A step of receiving an input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer; A step of receiving an input of emission credit information from a creator of emission credits to be used for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions; storing the emission credit information; storing attributes of the credits that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity; acquiring the emission credit information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by a customer; presenting the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to a customer; managing a trading history of the emission credits between the customer and the emission credit generating entity; An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer.

4. A step of receiving an input of greenhouse gas emissions to be offset from a customer; A step of receiving an input of emission credit information from a creator of emission credits to be used for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions; storing the emission credit information; storing attributes of the credits that can offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity; acquiring the emission credit information capable of offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions input by a customer; presenting the emission rights information acquired by the emission rights acquisition unit to a customer; managing a trading history of the emission credits between the customer and the emission credit generating entity; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

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