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Which of the following is true about Dubai's Sustainable City?
Which of the following is true about Dubai's Sustainable City?
- It does not use solar panels for energy.
- It is a high-rise community with no green spaces.
- It consumes 50% less energy than other parts of Dubai. (correct)
- It has a higher cost of living than other neighborhoods in Dubai.
What is Dubai's goal for renewable energy by 2050?
What is Dubai's goal for renewable energy by 2050?
- 75% (correct)
- 100%
- 50%
- 25%
How is Dubai working to reduce emissions and dependence on cars?
How is Dubai working to reduce emissions and dependence on cars?
- By providing free gas for cars.
- By investing in solar energy and green buildings. (correct)
- By building more highways and parking lots.
- By banning public transportation.
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Study Notes
- Dubai had one of the largest ecological footprints in the world by 2006.
- Dubai is investing in solar energy, green buildings, and public transportation to reduce emissions and dependence on cars.
- New buildings must meet strict energy regulations and use solar panels for water heating.
- The Sustainable City in Dubai's suburbs is a fully sustainable community with low-rise houses, reflective windows and wall paint, rooftop solar panels, and energy-saving lights.
- Residents of the Sustainable City consume 50% less energy than people living in other parts of Dubai.
- The cost of living in the Sustainable City is similar to some of Dubai's other neighborhoods.
- Dubai's leaders hope the Sustainable City will become a model for the future.
- By 2050, the government intends to obtain 75% of the city's energy from renewable sources, mainly solar.
- Dubai wants to have the smallest ecological footprint in the world.
- The plan is audacious but if successful, even guilt-free skiing in the desert could become an environmentally sustainable reality.
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