To start, my sustainable city would make single use products better for the earth. More specifically, getting rid of any packaging that cannot be composted or recycled. This city would look beautiful and clean, and have waste laying around everywhere. I would want to live in the sustainable city because of the cleanliness and peacefulness of knowing there is not waste everywhere you look.

Great ideas! How do you think the cleanliness of the city may motivate people to be more environmentally conscious? I would add that a good sustainable city is very multifaceted. In addition to as much recyclable or compostable materials as possible, a sustainable city would include aspects like public transport as a viable alternative to cars, new energy-efficient homes, cultural and social amenities which are accessible to all, and more renewable energy. These added facets would work to create an energy efficient, stable city.

These are both very cool, environmentally friendly ideas for what a sustainable city would contain. I would like to add another aspect of a sustainable city. This would be implementing solar panels to homes and factories across the city. This would eliminate the need for things like fossil fuels, and significantly improve the environment. According to GreenMatch, solar panels provide a renewable source of energy, that is also easy to implement and reduce electricity bills. As long as the sun is there, we will have power.

Source for Solar Panel benefits
https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/2014/ … lar-energy

All of these ideas are great! Getting rid of any packaging that cannot be composted or recycled would drastically change the city for the better. Additionally, public transportation would also reduce the cities' collective carbon footprint. For example, using ten different cars for ten different people could result in a higher carbon footprint for each of these people, whereas having all 10 people use a single bus or train would be better for the environment. When I was filling out the Carbon Footprint Questionnaire, I noticed how much points driving a car everywhere added to my total carbon footprint, while using public transportation barely did anything to my total. Renewable energy is also an amazing idea!

I agree and support each idea! I believe that each of the ideas listed here will benefit and make a good sustainable city but I also believe that it would be amazing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Many ideas listed already do reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but there are many more. Some of which are making things energy efficient, less consumption of red meat, solid waste management and eating local products. Not only does reducing carbon dioxide emissions benefit the economy with employment, but it is also better in public health and for the environment. Carbon dioxide emissions affect the environment by trapping heat, which increases temperature, leading to more effects of climate change. According to the University of Leeds, their statistics show that carbon dioxide emissions will actually improve the economy and will have more of a benefit.

Source for University of Leeds report
https://newclimateeconomy.report/workin … 060718.pdf

I agree! Thinking of examples of our own personal ideas for sustainable cities is a great idea! One thing is, I think that we should work on thinking of ways to improve upon our current cities, making them more efficient and sustainable, but still within the realm of possibility. One way we could make our own city more sustainable is working on composting more personally, and being more aware of how much energy we use. Also, our state government could put in place laws that would increase the cost of fossil fuels and decrease the cost of sustainable energy, prompting a boost in sustainable energy, and hopefully boosting the economy even more as an added bonus.