Here's your chance not just to be the mayor, but the original city planner as well! Imagine a medium sized city that would be developed with modern, low carbon transportation in mind, and other strategies to reduce the average citizens' carbon footprints.
What would that city look like? Would that make you more likely to want to live there?
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One Step Forward: Creating a Sustainable City
A common misunderstanding in the science community is that global warming and climate change are the same. According to NASA, the term "global warming" refers to the long-term heating of Earth's climate system. This is greatly caused by humans' actions of burning fossil fuels. Climate change, on the other hand, is a long-term change in Earth's weather patterns. To end up reaching the goal of having a sustainable city, it must be understood by the members of the community the differences in these terms and how they relate to each other. While electric cars have made a name in the automobile industry, the manufacturers of these cars aren't especially good at making them affordable for all citizens. One way to reduce carbon footprints around the city and make it a more sustainable environment is to make all public transportation methods electric and affordable. Making them electric is just one thing, but making them affordable will draw a larger amount of people, making them more susceptible to being able to participate. For example, when spending a week in San Francisco, it was easy to hop on a trolley train (no gas required) and get to my desired location within walking distance in the city. Being such a big city like San Francisco, without this method of transportation I would expect their carbon footprint to be even higher! In addition, according to the NASA Global Climate Change, just last year on February 25th, the UN Launched an Earth Observation Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Development. For citizens to see such a big organization such as the UN take on this role, it might inspire some to take a closer look at what they can do to help their city. By more members getting involved and being aware of this cause, it will ultimately help the city be more environmentally friendly. Getting started by involving yourself in these topics may benefit your community by spreading the word and creating a cause that will last a lifetime. It just takes one person to start!
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