Solar City

From Swikipedia

Introduction

The greatest challenges that face man in the 21st Century relate to the problems that have arisen because of his addiction to fossil fuels. The use is excessive. The cleaner and more convenient sources such as natural gas and oil are beginning to run out, and their effect on the climate means that dependence on them should reduce considerably.

It is not appropriate to carry on as usual. The best bet looks increasingly likely to rest on being able to reduce the use of fossil fuels by cutting demands through cultural changes and greater efficiency, and greatly increasing the use of renewable energy.

Cities are key to making these changes. Half of the world’s population already lives in them, a proportion that is growing rapidly. Cities also have powerful civic organisations, the most sophisticated local government, planning and business frameworks - each crucial stakeholder in making the necessary change happen fast in a wide range of cultural arenas.

In this context, the Solar City vision has emerged, as a model using the power of cities working together around the world, sharing experiences and building knowledge, to fast track the citywide applications of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures on the types of scale that will be required if we are to emerge from the coming decades with our societies intact.

Thus, a solar city is a city that aims to reduce the level of greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions to a climate-stable and sustainable level by the year 2050, by deploying a holistic strategy for the citywide introduction of rational use of energy (RUE) and renewable energy systems (RES).