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The Emirate of Abu Dhabi begins construction on its green city, Masdar. See the plans for this $15 billion undertaking¹.

“Imagine a place where the challenge of living in the extreme climate is overcome at no cost to the environment.”

Imagine such an eco-friendly project emerging from the sands which also produce much of the world's polluting hydrocarbons², a place that has ten percent of global oil resources.

‘Imagine Masdar’.

A 15-billion-dollar government fund drive to make the Emirate of Abu Dhabi an epicenter of green technology.

“Masdar city is planned to develop a platform for the highest possible quality of life, where people can wake up in the morning and say, my environmental foot paint today is zero.”

The building site today is just a fraction of what is planned, a 6-square-kilometer or roughly two-square-mile green cluster, and eco community being built under the punishing Arabian sun over the next 8 to 10 years.

Ultimately, 40,000 people will live in Masdar, another 50,000 or so work here, and this animation³ promises their energy will come from the sun and wind, and bio-fuels refined from plants and waste. Water will be purified by solar power and recycled from the sea for both consumption and farming. There`ll be computer rides, electric ports and monorails for transport. Zero carbon emissions⁴, zero waste. Organizers admitted their goal is ambitious.

“When you set it up too high, whatever you achieve will be excellent.”

The project is getting support from beyond the Emirate, the World Widelife Fund has endorsed⁵ Masdar city and Abu Dhabi`s wider project to include green technologies and its explosive growth. America`s prestigious⁶ MIT University has also signed up, creating the first graduate school and research institute focus exclusively on renewable energy.

“Their acceptance that this thing has to be done, with the highest quality possible, was really gave us the impetus⁷ to come here. It`s no longer the issue of pumping oil out of the ground, it`s the issue of competing globally for the same issues. And that they need the highly trained people.”

Through the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology or MIST, Abu Dhabi wants its stamp on the clean technology chain from concept to product. It`s not all about philanthropy and green credentials⁸.

“Imagine a place which will be the global center for the future of energy, a place …”

When its old fuels begin to run out, Abu Dhabi wants to be a world leader in harnessing new fuels.

Jennifer Alcolston, CNN, Abu Dhabi.

1 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

2 hydrocarbons   

n.碳氢化合物，烃( hydrocarbon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Hydrocarbons (HC), like carbon monoxide, represent unburned and wasted fuel. 碳氢化合物(HC)像一氧化碳一样，为未燃尽的和被浪费掉的燃料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• With this restricted frequency range it is not applicable to hydrocarbons. 这个较紧缩的频率范围不适用于烃类。 来自辞典例句

3 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

4 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

5 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

7 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

8 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。