تحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ml · 10 months ago[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this yearlemmy.mlimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down12
arrow-up156arrow-down1image[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this yearlemmy.mlتحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·10 months agoAs much as I celebrate metros… This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro. That said, metro is better than no metro.
minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoRiyadh existed long before oil. This 6th century poet is from modern-day Riyadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-A'sha
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 months agoOh, certainly, but the geography can’t come anywhere near supporting 7 million people.
minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s true for many places around the world. Saudi Arabia is investing in solar desalination https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ
minus-squarequo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·10 months agohttps://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ Saudi Arabia just built a solar powered desalination plant, and they are investing in much more renewable infrastructure.
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As much as I celebrate metros… This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro.
That said, metro is better than no metro.
Riyadh existed long before oil. This 6th century poet is from modern-day Riyadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-A'sha
Oh, certainly, but the geography can’t come anywhere near supporting 7 million people.
That’s true for many places around the world. Saudi Arabia is investing in solar desalination https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ
https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ
Saudi Arabia just built a solar powered desalination plant, and they are investing in much more renewable infrastructure.