The UAE stands out as one of the world’s highest per capita emitters of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Producing the food and fiber it consumes, absorbing the waste from the energy it uses, and providing space for its growing infrastructure all impose high demands on nature. Energy demands remain especially high to satisfy a luxurious life of air-conditioning, chilled swimming pools, and Dubai’s famous indoor ski slope. In contrast, the country’s biological capacity, the amount of biologically productive space that is available for human use, is low. The UAE lacks the facility to support the domestic consumption with its own supply of nature. Alternative energy has attracted increasing interest over the past few years as major industrial leaders have called for more aggressive action to be taken against the phenomenon of global warming. Governments are beginning to focus greater attention on renewable energy. The UAE is the most
