Is Abu Dhabi a Cool City?

In my opinion i think that Abu Dhabi is not a cool city yet but,they did a good start by starting a new project with zero carbon and zero waste and many things which helping to face the global warming which it's called Mazdar city. Abu Dhabi is on the right track. however, as my friends said about the business in Masdar city I agree with the idea to open a store which sells alternatives because it will encourages them to be awareness of global warming and i think it's a good business.

USA Cool Cities

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.

Living in Masdar city

I would like to live in Masdar's city because I think we should change our lifestyle to better. It will be totally different life there and I know it will be hard for me at the beginning but I am sure I will be use to live in this city. Also, it's an advantage for me because I will walk a lot and eat healthy food and using bikes also breathing good air. I can say that I will be an environmentally friendly.

Cool City (SDSJ)

The economic development has been linked with some problems since the start of industrial revolution such us: Earth and environmental issues like rising in population and increasing in the amount of CO2. We should face these problems and solve them or we will need another earth to replace out own. We have to decrease one half the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the air to live within the capacity of a single earth. In Japan during the last 30 years GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has gone up double percent while energy efficiency has increased 37% percent and oil consumption has decreased 8%percent. And, 90 percent of carbon dioxide emitted into the air came from Buildings and transportations. The cool city is a city that was built to reduce the CO2 emission and help with the global warming problem and it's built by SDCj, Japan. The types of transportation that will be used in Cool City are Monorail between cities, LRT, hybrid cars and solar ships inside the city. And, the various zones in the city are Business/public zone, residential zone, culture/sport zone and resort zone. Some of the techniques that will reduce heat are putting an abundant of trees and water, natural breezes. The expected CO2 reduction for the two types of buildings is 80% while, the overall percentage of reduction of CO2 emissions claimed in the video is 60%.

we'll save the planet only if we're forced to

During past time when climate was stable, humans could develop agriculture and cities. Today, climate has fluctuated and world's temperature has increased due to warming gases being pumped into the atmosphere. Main global reaction was by assuming that green consumerism is the solution. People spend extra of their time searching for greener items like energy-saving lightbulbs, energy-efficient cars and products shipped the shortest distance thinking that they have done their part of the solution. But they have not. The real solution for global warming is by governments' legislations to force us all to shift towards cleaner and greener behavior.

Reaction:

I totally agree with the writer that people around the world would not take serious steps towards solving the global warming and shifting towards greener consumerism unless governments force us by issuing legislations and laws. I believe that governments' legislations is the real solution, however in the meanwhile, individual actions like shopping greener items would not harm, at least it would help to increase people's awareness and might encourage others to do so.