Kyoto doesn't have huge sustainability issues but main issue is climate change. Climate change affect their forests, fishers, agriculture, and land that many people depend on to live. Deforestation is also a problem in the city. So Kyoto started a protocol to lower the levels of greenhouse gases. It was based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that it mostly humans fault. it was first thought of in December 1997 but was put to action in February 2005.
Kyoto was settled in the 7th century. In 794 it was the capital of Japan going by the name Heian-kyo. It stayed the seat for the imperial house, until Emperor Meiji departed to rule in the new capital of Tokyo. Because it was the capital it played a important role., even after it was no longer the capital. Most of the city was destroyed in the Onin War. The Onin War was a civil war from 1467-1477 during the Muromachi period. Kyoto was rebuilt as a cultural ,religious, educational and economic center.
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