Japan is years ahead of us, and they show it with their new ecological city futuristic, a city echo that you will not only have solar panelsbut also a multitude of elements that will make everything sustainable with the environment.
It is a project announced in April 2021 and that is taking shape, and from the Tokyo metropolitan government they want to create an ecological city in the bay that is carbon neutral and able to withstand future climate and health crises.
This city futuristic echo call Tokyo eSG it rests on the foundations of social and environmental governance and will combine very advanced green technologies.
This project begins to take shape in the Tokyo Waterfront City neighborhood that has places to go to work, but also residences, educational centers and all kinds of recreational facilities. What makes this area special is that it is surrounded by a natural coastline.
“Tokyo expanded through the creation of reclaimed land in the sea and that is a big advantage for us“, points out Manabu Miyasaka to Bloomberg, deputy governor of Tokyo.
Obviously the objective of this project is to create a zero emission city taking advantage of digital technology, and they could finish it by 2050, so there is still a long way to go.
Previous objectives for the ecological city
But before reaching this achievement, they must meet a series of objectives such as the development of a 5G telecommunications network and infrastructure, the installation of wind systems, floating solar panels, adequate power generation systems for the bay area, the establishment of an energy management system and the construction of a local public transport model using zero-emission vehicles.
They comment that “we want to overcome the double crisis of COVID-19 and climate change together with all the people of Tokyo“, Add.
There are many interested companies, including 55 companies, as well as universities and organizations that have registered to be partners in the project starting this year.