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There are a lot of people uses the gases which affect in the environment. They don’t have enough information about the harmful of these gases. We can’t begin to halt this problem until we address the root causes of this crisis: population, consumption, and equity. Is stopping have children is the solution to stop the global warming? I don’t think that is right idea because we have other factors to reduce the increasing of the temperature. He thinks the government must make new rules to force them to decrease the footprint. I agree with him in this point.

Yas Island - Abu Dhabi

Masdar City

Masdar

In April 2006, Abu Dhabi took a bold and historic decision to embrace renewable and sustainable energy technologies. Abu Dhabi is increase its considerable resources and skill in global energy markets into the technologies of the future. Masdar is a city in Abu Dhabi which designed by British architectural firm foster and partners. Masdar means the source in Arabic language. This city will depend on the solar energy, other renewable energy sources and zero carbon. This city is managed by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC). There will not use cars, smoke and any pollution source in Masdar City. This city is being building 17 kilometers east-south-east of the city of Abu Dhabi, beside Abu Dhabi International Airport. The total area of the city is about 6.4 square km. In my opinion, this city will success because our environment is one of the pollute environment around the world.

Cool Cities and Abu Dhabi's development

Cool cities:

Cool cities are one of the best projects to reduce the effect of the global warming. This kind of the project has big purpose. Cool cities are reduced the number of diseases. The first of these cities was Novosibirsk, Russia; the second and most prominent was Tsukuba Science City, Japan. There are a lot of cities in US. There were about 200 cool cities. Cool city has a perfect system to recycle the waste produce so that the city will be kept in a clean environment.

Four steps to establish cool cities:

To establish a cool city, there are four main steps to build a cool city.
1. The mayor has to inquire for the agreement from the government to reduce global warming.
2. To conduct an inventory of your city's current global warming emission
3. To make a plan of how to reduce emissions while lowering energy costs for the city.
4. To implement and monitor progress because a plan alone cannot cut global warming pollution

Abu Dhabi's development and cool cities:

Abu Dhabi is one of the best cities in the world. It is developing very fast. The government of Abu Dhabi has announced to develop the Emirates. There are a lot of projects which are the islands. They focus in this kind of project because it away from the pollution which is increased the global warming. Some of these islands are:

The saadiyat Island

The Saadiyat means the island of happiness. The Saadiyat Island development has been described as an intention to create an "up-scale cultural district to enrich Abu Dhabi". Saadiyat Island is expected to become Abu Dhabi's cultural center as the Louvre museum.

Al Lulu Island

It was also rumored that Al Lulu Island was going to be a tourist destination for a Disney theme park during the mid-90's. After several plans which were subsequently dropped, the island is now being developed by Sorouh as a mixed commercial and residential project.

Global Warming

Critical Thinking

causes and effect of the global warming

Scientists decided that the number of human activities contribute to the rise in temperature adding excessive amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. These days global warming is a serious problem world wide.

There are several causes of the global warming. The problem is not the rising of the temperatures, but the reason for this rise. The impact of pollution from the consumption of various materials is the main cause of rising temperatures. One of the main greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2). As trees grow they take in CO2 from the air. Methane is released during coal-mining activities, oil exploration and when vegetation is burnt during land clearance. The main source of methane though is agricultural activity. It is released from wetlands such as rice paddies and from animals. Cutting the forest is one of the causes of the global warming

There are a lot of effects which can affect the earth. One of these effects has negative impacts on plant growth and production by promoting the spread of diseases. The effects of global warming on agriculture will vary from region to region and from place to place. There are a lot of changes such as the temperature. The glaciers are melting at the North Pole and South Pole.

Reduce my Carbon Footprint

There are many simple ways to reduce the footprint you leave on the planet. Learn how to reduce your footprint in each consumption category–carbon, food, housing, and goods and services—but don’t stop there. Amplify your impact by encouraging others to follow your lead. Engage your friends and community with local and global movements for social change, or start your own movement!
Reduce your Carbon Footprint
Use cleaner transport
Walk, bike, or take public transit whenever possible.
Avoid allowing your car to idle. If you’ll be waiting for more than 30 seconds, turn off the engine (except in traffic). And don’t take the drive-through—park the car and walk inside instead.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly to keep the emission control systems operating at peak efficiency. Check your car's air filter monthly, and keep the tires adequately inflated to maximize gas mileage.
Avoid short airplane trips—take a bus or train instead.
Add energy-saving features to your home
Install compact fluorescent bulbs in all your home light fixtures—but remember, compact fluorescents contain mercury, so look for low-mercury models and be sure to dispose of old bulbs safely through your local hazardous waste program.
Weatherproof your home. Make sure your walls and ceilings are insulated, and consider double-pane windows. Eliminate drafts with caulking, weather strips, and storm windows and doors.
Insulate your water heater. Even better, switch to a tankless water heater, so your water will be heated only as you use it.
Choose energy efficient appliances.
Adopt energy-saving habits
Keep thermostat relatively low in winter and ease up on the air conditioning in summer. Clean or replace dirty air conditioner filters as recommended to keep the A/C operating at peak efficiency.
Unplug your electronics when not in use. To make it easier, use a power strip. Even when turned off, items like your television, computer, and cellphone charger still sip power.
Dry your clothes outside whenever possible.
Make minimal use of power equipment when landscaping.
Defrost your refrigerator and freezer regularly.
Choose green electricity. Many utilities give you the option to purchase electricity generated by wind and solar power for a small rate surcharge.
Purchase carbon offsets to make up for the energy use you can’t eliminate.
Reduce your Food Footprint
Eat more local, organic, in-season foods.
Plant a garden—it doesn’t get more local than that.
Shop at your local farmer’s market or natural foods store. Look for local, in-season foods that haven’t traveled long distances to reach you.
Choose foods with less packaging to reduce waste.
Eat lower on the food chain—going meatless for just one meal a week can make a difference. Globally, it has been estimated that 18% of all greenhouse gas emissions are associated with meat consumption.
Reduce your Housing Footprint
Choose sustainable building materials, furnishings, and cleaning products.
Explore green design features for your building, like passive solar heating, a rainwater catchment or grey water recycling system, and recycled materials.
Choose efficient appliances, including low flow shower heads, faucets, and toilets.
Choose furnishings that are second-hand, recycled, or sustainably produced.
Plant drought tolerant plants in your garden and yard.
Use biodegradable, non-toxic cleaning products.
Adopt water-saving habits
Take shorter, less frequent showers—this not only saves water, but the energy necessary to heat it.
Don’t use the garbage disposal. Compost instead.
Run the dishwasher and the laundry machine only when full.
Wash cars rarely, or better yet, take them to a carwash. Commercial carwashes use less water per wash than home washers, and they are also required to drain used water into the sewage system, rather than storm drains, which protects aquatic life.
Avoid hosing down or power-washing your deck, walkways, or driveway.
Regularly look for and fix leaks.
Reduce your Goods and Services Footprint
Buy less! Replace items only when you really need to.
Recycle all your paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic. Don’t forget electronics!
Compost food waste for the garden. Garbage that is not contaminated with degradable (biological) waste can be more easily recycled and sorted, and doesn't produce methane gases (a significant greenhouse gas contributor) when stored in a landfill.
Buy recycled products, particularly those labeled "post-consumer waste."

My Opinion about the film

I watched the video which was about the global warming. It was a very nice and useful film. In this film, I know two things which are who presented this presentation and some information about the global warming. Al Gore was the forty-fifth vice president of the United States. In Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth", a graph was shown which indicated that the climate crisis is directly linked to the population growth and a lot of evidence. In my opinion, this film is very interesting and useful for the people to tell them about the problem and the result of the global warming

Global Warming

Global warming is basically the increase in the temperatures of the Earth's atmosphere, land masses and oceans. It is not a 20th century phenomenon. It is from the past. There is some evidence which shows the increase global warming. Increasing the global warming is coming from man-made and natural reasons

There is a lot of evidence which causes the global warming. The ice is melting all over the planet is one of these causes. Melting Arctic sea ice, tropical diseases spreading, carbon dioxide from power plants which comes from the burning of fossil fuels for the purpose of electricity generation, carbon dioxide emitted from cars and methane are some factors which make the global warming

About Me

.My name is Meshal Omar. I was born in Abu Dhabi

.I studied at the Petroleum Institute from 2003 until the spring of 2007

.I am completing my study at the ADMC

.I had two children while studying at the Petroleum Institute

My son’s name is Hazza and my daughter’s name is Aleya,which means the highest point.

.I hope to complete my study at the ADMC

.I prefer IT major to engineering major

.I had a car accident on 14/4.2005 on the Abu Dhabi - Al Ain road

.I had several operations but I am now in good health