The Arab countries are not stupid; they know the oil is going to run out and they're trying to plan for the future. Nevertheless this sounds like yet another Ma

The Arab countries are not stupid; they know the oil is going to run out and they're trying to plan for the future. Nevertheless this sounds like yet another Masdar City, which has been mostly a failure [1]. (One of the many problems with MC is that PV panels in a landscape of blowing sand have to be swept daily or they stop working.) [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/16/masdars-zero-carbon-dream-could-become-worlds-first-green-ghost-town https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/16/masdars-...