The Energy Transition in Japan by Sokołowski, Maciej M.; Shimpo, Fumio;

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This book offers a distinctive and comprehensive view of the energy transition of Japan, with a particular focus on the rise of smart cities.

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This book offers a distinctive and comprehensive view of the energy transition of Japan, with a particular focus on the rise of smart cities.

Drawing on real examples from Japan’s journey towards carbon neutrality, this volume examines a variety of topics ranging from laws and policies to technological and managerial solutions, discussing them in the context of Japan’s energy transition. Among the issues covered by the book are climate action planning, sustainable waste management, energy poverty, decarbonisation, e-methane, transport policies, and smart grids. The book also explores the regulatory tools that either support or hinder the development of smart cities in Japan, and how Japan can leverage its national solutions globally. In this way, this book serves as a guide for global climate action and energy transitions around the world.

Focusing on both stories of success and lessons learned, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of energy transitions, climate action, smart cities, as well as Asian and Japanese studies more broadly.

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List of Contributors

Foreword

Ken Koyama

Preface              

Acknowledgements

1. Searching for Smart Solutions for Energy Transition in Japan: Can One Find Them in Japanese Cities?                           

Maciej M. Sokołowski and Fumio Shimpo

2. Japan’s Smart Energy Transition: Visions and Solutions for Technology-Driven Efficient Energy Transformation 

Maciej M. Sokołowski and Fumio Shimpo

3. Developing a Smart Tool for Integrated Climate Action Planning (ICLAP 2050) in Asia-Pacific Cities and Its Application to Japanese Cities

Mahendra Sethi, Shilpi Mittal, and Aki Suwa

4. 5Grids Concept as a Basis of Zero-Carbon, Decentralised and Digitalised Society 

Hideo Ishii and Yasuhiro Hayashi

5. Sustainable Waste Management for Carbon-Neutral and Circular Economy in Japan

Jeongsoo Yu, Xiaoyue Liu, Tadao Tanabe, Gaku Manago, and Shiori Osanai

6. E-Methane and Its Future in Japan: City Gas and Smart Cities

Shinichi Kusanagi

7. Could the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Contribute to the Achievement of Japan’s Net-Zero Goal in the Transport Sector?        

Jun Yamashita

8. Central and Local Government Participation in Decentralised Smart City Development Tools as a Manifestation of Modern Methods of Administrative Tasks

Jacek Piecha, Justyna Kamila Kanas, and Piotr Mikusek

9. Smart Cities as a Sustainable Development Tool in Spatial Planning Acts of the European Union and Japan: Comparative Analysis      

Piotr Zieliński

10. Australia Powering Japan's Energy Transition

Madeline Taylor

11. Low-Carbon Transition and Energy Poverty in a Smart City

Satoshi Kurokawa

12. Can Toyota’s Woven City be Considered a Smart City?       

Hiroshi Ito and Kazuhiko Kato

13. Earth Observation for Digital Twin: Fusion of Smart City and Satellite Data for Japan’s Energy Transition

Naoko Sugita, Naoko Matsuo, Takuji Kubota, and Misako Kachi

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