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Climate change an issue in SimCity
[New York Times, 10 October]Energy giant BP is collaborating with US video game publisherElectronic Arts (EA) to include climate change education within thenext edition of the SimCity game, which focuses on building and managing a large modern city. SimCity Societies,due to be launched on 15 November, gives players the option to selecthow their virtual city is powered and highlights the impacts ofgreenhouse gas emissions. A joint statement from BP and EA said, " SimCity Societiesencourages people to learn about some of the causes and consequences ofglobal warming in an engaging, educational and meaningful way."According to a New York Times report on the game, a SimCity nuclear power plant would cost ten times as much as a coal-fired plant but would not produce any carbon emissions. The report also said that it "reducesthe happiness of nearby citizens." However, opinion polls conducted inthe vicinity of real nuclear power plants have generally shown themajority of citizens support the plant. More than 18 million SimCity games have been sold worldwide since the original game was launched in 1989.
[New York Times, 10 October] Energy giant BP is collaborating with US video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) to include climate change education within the next edition of the SimCity game, which focuses on building and managing a large modern city. SimCity Societies, due to be launched on 15 November, gives players the option to select how their virtual city is powered and highlights the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. A joint statement from BP and EA said, " SimCity Societies encourages people to learn about some of the causes and consequences of global warming in an engaging, educational and meaningful way." According to a New York Times report on the game, a SimCity nuclear power plant would cost ten times as much as a coal-fired plant but would not produce any carbon emissions. The report also said that it "reduces the happiness of nearby citizens." However, opinion polls conducted in the vicinity of real nuclear power plants have generally shown the majority of citizens support the plant. More than 18 million SimCity games have been sold worldwide since the original game was launched in 1989.
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