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Brookfield East High School
Fighting Global Warming through Sustainable Development
The United Arab Emirates
Risk involving the endangerment of coastal ecosystems due to rising sea levels is no
longer a petty issue to be ignored. With an increase in industrialization, economic diversification,
and coastal tourism in the 21st Century, climatic phenomena including rise in atmospheric
Carbon emissions and seawater temperature anomalies have given global warming prevention
the utmost importance. With a long-standing commitment to innovation and conservation, The
United Arab of Emirates recognizes the importance of the prevention of global warming through
Sustainable Development. Through the commercialization of emission reduction and
comprehensive investment in renewable and alternative energy programs, the UAE strives to
launch a global initiative to promote the development of cleaner, safer environments, and
improve the fundamental quality of life.
The prime cause of global warming is the increase in greenhouse gas emissions as a
result of modern urbanization. Developed countries and those with modernized technologies are
among the greatest contributors to rapid climate change as a result of increased emissions.
Through ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a UN issued carbon-cap treaty, on February 16, 2005,
the UAE, in compliance with the Clean Development Mechanism, decreased overall emissions
of Carbon. The United Arab Emirates sees the implementation of an emission reduction protocol
as an opportunity for sustainability technologies to be more easily developed, and, without risk
of harming biodiversity among coastal regions that occur as a result of increases in sea-water
levels. Not only does this implementation serve to benefit the state itself, but also its partners as
well.
In the perspective of developing the technology itself, the UAE advocates for investing in
clean energy and environmentally-friendly “green building” standards. A strong believer of the
development and propagation of alternative energy sources, the UAE invests in the Masdar
Initiative, a renewable energy program and world-class research institute that initiates projects
such as the world’s first zero-carbon community. With a complex and ambitious objective to
make a meaningful contribution to sustainable human development, the people of the UAE
advocate for the development of alternative energy sources such as concentrating-solar-power
(CSP), solar-photovoltaic (PV), wind-energy, waste-to-energy and the re injection of natural gas.
This cooperative system will provide economic diversification to the state as well as global
environmental benefits for foreign entities.
Furthermore, the combination of both of these resolutions provides the additional profit
of developing nuclear energy systems to meet precipitating demands for electricity. Through this
course of action, larger populations can expect to experience an upscale standard of life, hence
promoting general welfare which the United Nations advocates for in its mission statement.
Among improving its self-stature, the United Arab Emirates, through its course of action in the
development of sustainability technologies, can hope to expand exports. Through export
expansion, foreign entities can hope to be more involved in trade, thus encouraging collaboration
between partners towards the progressive development of efficient technologies world-wide.
UAE foreign minister Shaikh Abdullah once stated, “The UAE sees the need for a more
comprehensive vision for multilateral action based on international law, broad participation, and
clear focus on development.” By addressing the societal issues presented by global warming
through sustainable development, the fight against it and preventative measures can encourage
multilateral action in foreign entities, hence promoting the standard of living for future
generations to come.
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