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 .

Carbon Footprint

A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other harmful gases. The name of footprint come from the activity that people do on their life such as driving car and producing harmful gases. In this easy I will describe the reasons and the solutions that we can do it to avoid the footprint. My carbon footprint is 16 tonnes per annum and I need 4 planets like earth to live this type of life.

The most important reason is the harmful gases and CO2 which come from transport such as cars, aircrafts for example when I go to the college I always come by car. Moreover the lifestyle affects the environment badly because we use lots of electricity that produce carbon dioxide for example we use lots of electricity for cooking food, using air condition and leaving the lights open for long time.In addition when I travel by aircraft the air will have high amount of harmful gases.

On the other hand there are lots of solutions that we can do it to keep our environment clear. Firstly why don’t I come to the college with my friend instead of coming by my own car also I should reduce the hours of using my own car. I should change some lifestyle such as using lots of energy for electricity and reduce using the air condition. Thirdly I should reduce travelling in the summer so why not I spend my holiday with my family by visiting the nature places in the UAE.

In conclusion, we shouldn’t depend just on government to make our life clear and without carbon dioxide but all people should work hard to keep the environment clean for next generation

Conclusion

Nowadays the climate is changed dramatically and the temperature increases days after days because of human activity.
When the climate change the agriculture will suffer and the crops can not be cultivated in the situation. People should use items that can save the weather and don’t cause lots of pollution like get rid of harmful light bulbs. The government should make rules for people to change their behaviors which can affect the environment badly like traveling, eating meat and produce harmful gases. People always should think about green consumption choices and clean technologies for example in many countries like Canada people get rid of old light bulbs and use different kinds of light which can protect the environment against damage. At the end if the governments don’t work hard and inform people about cool city and make steps that can let people change their lifestyle the problem will increase rapidly in the future.

My reaction about An Inconvenient Truth

I am unhappy about global warming because people don’t realize that their activity caused many damages for environment and the global warming affects will appear in the future. I advise people to change their lifestyle in order to reduce the high amount of harmful gases. The simple example that affects the environment is the transport so why not we use bicycles instead of using cars. Many people like to travel in the summer by aircraft so we shouldn’t travel every year because the aircraft outputs lots of carbon dioxide. We should always think about the future because this problem will increase if we not change our lifestyle and the new generation will suffer.

Global Warming

Intro to Cool Cities

No doubt that there are many countries around the world suffering from the pollution and global warming. The amount of carbon dioxide is increasing around the world and this causes a lot of damage for the environment, people and animals. The technology affects badly on our life. People for example use cars which output harmful gases and Co2. Many cities all over the world are trying to think about solution which can help us to protect the environment. Abu Dhabi would like to be a cool city without lots of CO2 and harmful gases so I think if we work hard we can achieve these goals. In this research I will describe global warming and the solutions that the government and individuals can do it to avoid this problem.