Tokyo Smart Global Megacity—Smart Sustainable Energy Solutions

Abstract

Tokyo, is a uniquely placed to be the one of the only smart global mega cities in Asia, leads the path of technology for numerous aspects especially energy and the relevant infrastructural technology, nuclear power energy sector among others. Standing tall among veteran landmarks of London, Paris, New york and the later additions of Sydney, Shanghai etc. being the global mega city since 90’s and continuing now for almost to over three decades with speaks loudly of its inherent strength to be consistent and sustainable merits as well. Pioneering with best of information technology the nation has paved the path for nuclear energy; a need arising, as the country lacks with natural resources. For a global mega city to operate large quantity of energy is of required; from sources to network distribution to consumption, energy efficiency and its related impact of carbon emissions to zero carbon as the need of the hour with climate change on the horizon. The city has been steady for number one ranking among the global mega cities now for over three decades just speaks volumes for the consistency of nature of growth and governance at large. The thrust of the paper is to demonstrate, with case example of Tokyo, how the mega city positions energy as the sector the crucial nexus to the one for climate change, by firmly arranging it into its policy framework and for the future as well; also it looks into how Tokyo has made energy efficiency solutions are smart and sustainable. The take away of the chapter also overreaching into how may be from the organizational structure governance arrangement can optimise use of technological and social smart grids and consumption solutions patterns at large.