Masdar City is a $15 billion planned city in Abu Dhabi that aims to be the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste city. It will rely entirely on renewable energy like solar power and will have no traditional cars, instead using a personal rapid transit system. The buildings are designed to encourage conservation through features like holes in walls to allow wind flow and a central wind tower. Masdar City seeks to demonstrate sustainability on a large scale and serve as a model for greener urban development as more of the world's population lives in cities.

1. Masdar City: The World’s Greenest City?

2. BackgroundCrucial part of the global response to climate change and to improving energy security> Half of world population living in citiesResponsible for over 70% of CO2 emissions

3. What is Masdar City?$15 billion investment by Abu Dhabi governmentOutskirts of Abu Dhabi cityHalf of the energy of a similar settlement

4. Interesting Points

5. world's first car-free, zero-carbon-dioxide-emissions,zero-waste city

6. SustainabilityTransportation‘Car-free’

7. No traditional cars

8. PRTPersonal Rapid Transit (PRT)

9. SustainabilityTransportationEnergy ManagementRenewable solar energy

10. ‘Zero-waste’SustainabilityTransportationEnergy ManagementDesign and PlanningHoles in walls of buildings

11. Wind tower

12. Encourage conservationWind Tower

13. SustainabilityTransportationEnergy ManagementDesign and PlanningMaterials UsedDeflect sunlight

14. Insulate interiorSuperstrong ethylene tetrafluoroethylene plastics

15. Masdar Cityhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zh0p2veZk

16. Key Takeaway Points