Thursday, May 7, 2009

Cool City


According to the video the whole world nowadays is facing a big problem which is population pressure & CO2 emissions. If the governments don't act to solve these problems, we'll need another earth to live in but as everyone knows that is clearly impossible. Because only the governments could affect people. We must reduce the carbon emissions by 50%. In Japan during the last 30 years, the energy efficiency has increased by 37% and oil consumption decreased by 8%. Compared to the other nations Japan has the lowest rate in carbon emissions, for example France, UK and Italy. About 90% of the carbon dioxide that comes to the earth is from buildings and transport. There are a group of Japanese companies called SDCJ which contains 11 corporations; they begin to accomplish a cool earth project for the Gulf region. They will develop cool cities with high technologies and a big cool city network. They will be connected by a public transportation system. The cool city is an environmentally friendly green city with minimal CO2 emissions. There will be heat-reducing techniques which such as tree-planting, waterways and rooftop membranes.
Opinion:-
Personally, I believe that it will be a great idea to reduce the carbon emissions but I think it’s not suitable for locals. The foreigners will have a good chance with this project because it will be similar with their lifestyle.

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