ne Planet Lifestyle - WWF-India
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Zero Carbon01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10The world’s climate is changing as a result of the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Our goal must be a worldwhose <strong>ne</strong>t CO2 emissions are ZERO. O<strong>ne</strong> Pla<strong>ne</strong>t Living means investing in e<strong>ne</strong>rgy efficiency, and ge<strong>ne</strong>ratinge<strong>ne</strong>rgy from re<strong>ne</strong>wable sources.>O<strong>ne</strong> Pla<strong>ne</strong>t Living in action:Masdar City in Abu Dhabi will be the world’s first solarpowered,zero-waste, car-free city. The $22 billiondevelopment will be home to 90,000 residents andworkers and 1,500 busi<strong>ne</strong>sses, and is expected tocreate over 70,000 jobs.Scheduled to open in 2009, MIST will maintain a bodyof students and professors focused on developingthe <strong>ne</strong>xt ge<strong>ne</strong>ration of solutions to the world’s growingdependence on fossil fuels. Masdar City commencedconstruction in February 2008.SolUTIoN?The first step in the city’s seven-phase planProblemis the development of the Masdar Instituteof Science and Technology (MIST), theArtist’s impression of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, which willbe powered entirely by re<strong>ne</strong>wable e<strong>ne</strong>rgy.world’s first graduate university dedicated toresearching re<strong>ne</strong>wable e<strong>ne</strong>rgy.For more information, visitwww.masdaruae.comFrimmersdorf power plant in Germany. According to a<strong>WWF</strong> study, this is the second worst climate polluterin Europe.14 The <strong>WWF</strong> Pocket Guide to a O<strong>ne</strong> Pla<strong>ne</strong>t <strong>Lifestyle</strong> // www.panda.org/o<strong>ne</strong>pla<strong>ne</strong>tEXITSEARCHPRINTBACKNEXT
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