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Climate Change, Green living, Science & Technology, Jan 25th, 2010,
This month saw the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates host the World Future Energy Summit, an international forum attended by over 23,000 delegates from 130 countries around the globe. The Summit is billed as ‘the world’s platform for sustainable future energy solutions’ where policy makers, scientists, investors and industry representatives gather to discuss the future of energy, its demands, challenges, and how to meet these in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Though the Summit itself lasted four days (January 18th – 21st) the entire week surrounding it was dubbed Future Energy Week and concluded with a…
Tags: Abu Dhabi, climate, Emirates, energy, future, summit, sustainable, World
Science & Technology, Videos & Documentaries, Oct 12th, 2009,
In a marked contrast to the ecologically reckless and headstrong behavior that continues to characterize development in the United Arab Emirates – especially Dubai – the state of Abu Dhabi is building an experimental city based on environmental sustainability. It is called Masdar City, a zero-emissions urban vision planned to house 50,000 residents and 1,500 businesses, at a cost of $22 billion (€15 billion). An ambitious attempt by the UAE to diversify an economy largely dependent on fossil fuels, this planned city project is largely being funded by the state of Abu Dhabi and has a predicted completion time of…
Tags: Abu Dhabi, city, Masdar, UAE
