Cool City

Since the 18th century, the start of the industrial revolution, the mechanized production and modern economic development has seen a huge growth which on the other hand also caused enormous environmental problems to the entire world. Problems such as global warming, the rise in temperature, the rise in the population, pollution, and an increase of CO2 will have dramatic effect on our life style and on the earth.

It is a must that we need to reduce at least 50% of Carbon Dioxide emitted into the air. Japan hopes to slash greenhouse gas emissions and fight global warming with a revolutionary plan to pump carbon dioxide into underground storage reservoirs instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. SDCJ, a Japanese based company is developing a Cool City. It is an environmental green city because in this city, people would use hybrid cars, energy efficient buildings, and renewable energy which makes the city environmentally friendlier. There are various zones in the city such as, Business and Public zone, Residential zone, Culture and sports zone and Resort zone.

In addition, there are other ways to reduce heat in the cities such as planting a lot of trees, water ways and green roofs for the houses. As it is shown in the movie, there are two types of building that help to reduce CO2. The eco-towers which reduce 50% and the eco-residences which reduce 30 %.

In conclusion, all what we need to do is a small effort and coordination between Governments and among the individuals to change our way of living. This will have a huge impact on the reduction of CO2 and save our earth from been polluted. The UAE has made a good example by coordination with SDCJ the Japanese consortium to promote a "Cool City" in Dubai, a sustainable neighborhood project based on the principles of eco-friendly infrastructure and energy consumption.