One Planet Living

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If everyone lived like an average North American we would need five planets.If everyone lived like an average European we would need three planets.If everyone lived like an average Emirati we would need eleven planets.Our global footprint grew by 150% between 1961 and 2003. It is now 25% above the planet's biological capacity to support life on earth.The WWF has developed an initiative called One Planet Living. It has ten guiding principles.Masdar is going to be developed using these principles.

Explain the ten guiding principles using your own words.

1- Zero Carbon: create things which are reducing or not produce CO2.

2- Zero Waste: all types of waste can be recycling and reusable.

3- Sustainable transport: Changing all kind of cars and vehicles which increase the amount of the CO2

4- Local and Sustainable Materials: less import of any type of materials from outside.

5- Local and Sustainable Food: trying to get their food from their land without importing from others countries to avoid any pollution which happens during transporting.

6- Sustainable water: The freshwater supply must be easy to find and safe to use it for all purposes

7- Natural Habitats and Wildlife: Trying to protect the environment and preserve the wildlife animals so they will protect the natural environment and will not destroy it.

8- Culture and Heritage: Because of globalization the local identity will be loss anyone who isn’t saves his cultures and history of his people or his land he will not have a clear future.

9- Equity and Fair-trade: all type of people should have the same chances of life facilities .

10- Health and Happiness: when there is increasing of income for the human they will be more healthy and happy.
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Which principles do you think will be difficult for Masdar City to maintain?

1- Local and Sustainable Materials.

2- Equity and Fair-trade.

What are the three goals of the One Planet Living programme?

1- Build the One Planet Living Communities world-wide network.

2- Establish One Planet Living Center in each One Planet Living community as a focus for education.

3- Promote guiding for the One Planet Living.

Masdar is one of the Emerging One Planet communities, where are the others?
Sibaya in South Africa
OPL London