What should be done in Abu Dhabi

The people in Abu Dhabi should be aware that government can’t make Abu Dhabi a cool city without their help so in my opinion I think that we should change our lifestyle in order to improve our city.

1- I think we should inform people about the differences between a cool city and pollution which will affect our children negatively in the future.

2- Media should inform people about the steps that people can do to reduce the amount of CO2 and carbon dioxide such as get rid of harmful fuel

3- Always we should think about clean technology which can make our life easier and without pollution.

4- the people in Abu Dhabi should try to recycle the waste instead of throwing it and the waste water should be recycled and used for agriculture.

5- We can encourage people in Abu Dhabi to keep their city clean and without pollution by giving them lots of examples about clean cities which have less pollution so why can not we become like those cities.

Why I would/would not like to live in Masdar city

I would like to live in Masdar city because in masdar city I should get rid of my bad lifestyle like using cars so why not I walk to my job instead of using transport.
Moreover in this city I should use less energy and materials so we should think about other solutions especially to control the temperature in the atmosphere for example I shouldn’t use the air condition which increases the amount of CO2 and carbon dioxide. Moreover people will find new methods to have fresh water and clean electricity without causing damage for natural resources. In Masdar city it will be zero-carbon emissions, zero waste and all waste production will be recycled so people should get rid of their activity which causing pollution. Bicycle will be the most important transport and people will not use private car. I like to live in masdar city because there will not be traffic and I can move from one place to another flexibly. People should obey the rules in order to keep our city cool and clean. In masdar city I will not use petrol so I will save my money because the price of fuel is increasing day after day.

Cool cities in the USA

1. Seattle: They reduced global warming pollution by more than 60 percent by constructing green buildings and operating alternative fuel vehicles.

2. Washington DC: DC has replaced 414 of its polluting diesel buses with buses that burn natural gases.

3. Houston: convert a substantial portion of the city of fleet of cars and trucks.

4. Marion County/Florida: they use gas-electric hybrid vehicles.

5. The city of Scottsdale: has introduced Arizona’s first green building program which helps builders and home owners learn about how to integrate energy efficiency and water saving.

6. Salt Lake City: they changed 861 traffic lights to LED light signals.

7. Colorado: is working to produce 50 percent of the city electricity with renewable energy by 2017.

8. Charlotte: they switched from a gas only Ford Taurus to a hybrid Toyota Prius or Honda Civic and that would save city taxpayers approximately $800-1200 per vehicle including over $400 in annual fuel cost.

9. Twin Falls/ Idaho: Reduce energy cost and cut pollution by increasing the energy efficiency of its 11 schools.

10. St. Paul: they use a system that uses heat drawn from a biomass-fired power plant.

One Planet Living

The One Planet Living programme is based on ten guiding principles:-

1- Zero carbon this mean the amount of CO2 in the air which out put from human activities and consumption.

2- Zero waste this mean to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed like garbage which can damage the expensive resources.

3- Sustainable transport this mean the different kind of transports that people use and caused many problems for environment such as pollution and climate change.

4- Local and sustainable materials this means process of decomposing and recovering substances such as in industries and manufacturing caused many problems for environment and reduce the advantages for the people.

5- Local and sustainable food this means the low quality of Industrial agriculture which produces food and it causes lots of damage for environment especially when the food is transported.

6- Sustainable water this means the amount of freshwater is declined because of pollution, dry and other human activities which make this water unsuitable for drink.

7- Natural Habitats and wildlife this means there is less of the natural areas such as palms trees, plants and animals areas because of damaging the natural resources by people.

8- Culture and heritage this means that the world becomes more open for people and people don’t care about their heritage and culture so people have less information and knowledge about their country.

9- Equity and fair trade this means that many poor countries produce and sell things which can’t satisfy people’s needs but in rich countries people have enough products which satisfy their ambitions.

10- Health and happiness this means that nowadays people feel happiness although the life becomes more comfortable and healthier so people don’t know the real reasons for contentment .