SOCIAL SCIENCE

● Research Project – Zero Carbon Cities

a. Find-out cities aspiring to be carbon free
b. Initiatives taken by the Government while planning
such cities
c. What are the guiding principles to construct such
cities?
d. Which of these solutions will you adopt in your life?
Also enlist SDGs achieved
A project file to be prepared (min 4 sheets)
Pictures of sdg goals
Picture energy is transported from one place to
another .means of carbon and initiatives of the same
RESEARCH:-
a) Find-out cities aspiring to be carbon free:-
 Himachal Pradesh
 Bhutan (if not in india)
 China
 Masdar City, United Arab Emirates and
Dongtan, China.
 Mumbai becomes first South Asian city to
aim for carbon neutrality by 2050
b) Initiatives taken by the Government while planning
such cities
 Net-zero carbon neutrality refers to the absence of
emissions of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
This can be achieved through the removal of carbon
dioxide from the system or by reducing the emissions
of society.

 The government can help develop new clean energy

technologies by investing in research and
development programs. These programs can also help
businesses reduce their emissions.
 Cities that are established with modern facilities and
practices must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
to zero.

e. What are the guiding principles to construct such

cities?
 Prioritize land
use effectivity in each new city improvement and city renewal via compact
, environment friendly and functionally balanced city design.Develop non-
motorized transport as a essential aspect of public transportation,
integrating walking, biking and public transit into one transport system.
Develop non-motorized transport as a primary factor of public
transportation, integrating walking, biking and public transit into one
transport system.
Reduce personal car use thru expanded city layout, environment
friendly public transport networks, and transport demand management.

Transition from "city management" to "city governance" with emphasis on

fostering low-carbon communities thru records transparency, public
participation, and multistakeholder governance.environmental thresholds
and evaluation mechanisms for city infrastructure investments and
financing to assist inexperienced and low-carbon improvement

f. Which of these solutions will you adopt in your life?

Also enlist SDGs achieved
 Drive less. Walk, take public transportation, carpool, rideshare or
bike to your destination when possible. This not only reduces CO2
emissions, it also lessens traffic congestion and the idling of engines
that accompanies it.
A carbon offset is an amount of money you can pay for a project that
reduces greenhouse gases somewhere else. If you offset one ton of
carbon, the offset will help capture or destroy one ton of greenhouse
gases that would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere.
Offsets also promote sustainable development and increase the use of
renewable energy.

Goal 2: Eradicate hunger by ensuring universal access to safe, nutritious food and
ensuring sustainable food production that is resilient to climate change and extreme
events
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No Poverty: Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty,

halving the number of people living in poverty and
increasing their resilience to exposure and extreme
events

Zero hunger Goal 2: Eradicate hunger

by ensuring universal access to safe,
nutritious food and ensuring sustainable food
production that is resilient to climate change
and extreme events

Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable,

sustainable and modern energy for all and
investing in and increasing energy efficiency
and the proportion renewable energy
contributes to the global energy supply

Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and

sustainable economic growth (endeavouring to decouple growth and environmental
degradation), full and productive employment and decent work for all

Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, increasing
every countries resilience and ability to adapt to climate change, improving education
and awareness and implementing national measures against climate change and the
commitments made to the UN FCCC in assisting developing countries mitigate and
adapt
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for
sustainable development, reducing pollution, ocean acidification and overfishing

Good health and well being

the goal of the Global Health Initiative is to prevent needless

suffering from preventable diseases and premature death by
focusing on key targets that boost the health of a country's
overall population. GHI does this by working with partner
countries to develop and implement comprehensive national
health strategies.
GHI also supports country-led efforts to improve health systems,
increase access to quality health services, and promote healthy
behaviors.

Zero carbon
Ending hunger is possible by 2030. The key is to increase access
to food and improve nutrition. This can be done through
sustainable agriculture, which increases crop production and
improves the use of natural resources.
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