( CNN ) -- This month Road to Rio : A Green City journey is touching down in the United Arab Emirates . In the wake of an inconclusive United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban , CNN 's Rima Maktabi , Leone Lakhani and Nick Glass head to Abu Dhabi , soon-to-be host city of the World Future Energy Summit . The capital 's conference center will host the likes of Ban Ki Moon from January 16-19 , 2012 . Leone goes on patrol with the city 's police force on their fleet of electric scooters while Rima visits architect Zaha Hadid 's Sheikh Zayed Bridge , constructed out of a new green cement made by recycling waste products . Meanwhile , Nick goes to Dubai to investigate the Burj Khalifa , the tallest building in the world and a high-energy consumer to see how they are finding green solutions . From a solar-paneled boat , natural-gas taxi to the latest electric boat , the three reporters ride through the Emirati streets and waterways in green style . They reconvene in the region 's most ambitious carbon-cutting project -- Masdar City -- a high-tech green hub which aims to house 40,000 people living sustainably by 2030 . A list of the stories covered on the show follows : . GREEN CITY CHALLENGE . The UAE is the fourth largest carbon emitter in the world . CNN 's Rima Maktabi , Leone Lakhani and Nick Glass meet in the capital city , Abu Dhabi , to see where efforts are being made to cut the carbon . Leone goes on patrol with city 's police force on their fleet of electric scooters while Rima takes a ride in a natural gas taxi . She drives over architect Zaha Hadid 's Sheikh Zayed Bridge , constructed out of a green cement made by recycling waste products . Nick heads to Dubai to see how the world 's tallest building - Burj Khalifa - has gone green . He then goes to the neighbouring Emirate of Al Ain to visit the site of the most sustainable building in the country - Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Center - where they are digging deep to keep cool . The team reconvene in the region 's most ambitious carbon cutting project - Masdar City - a high tech green hub which aims to house 40,000 people living sustainably by 2030 . RIO +20 . The programme is headed to Rio+20 'Earth Summit ' in July . Nick explores the Kyoto Protocol from its source at the 1992 'Earth Summit ' in Rio and speaks to experts about the position of the UAE in the negotiations . GREEN SHEIKH . Rima heads to the UAE 's smallest emirate - Al Ajman - to meet the Green Sheikh and the next generation of eco warriors . Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Ali Al Nuaimi has adopted this name for his work promoting sustainability among the youth . NUCLEAR . From the site of an imminent nuclear power plant , Leone reports on the government 's decision to become first Gulf Arab nation to have low emissions , atomic power . Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation ( ENEC ) has signed a deal with the state-owned Korean Electric Power Corp ( KEPCO ) to build four nuclear reactors 2017-2020 . SOLAR DESALINATION . Nick Glass heads into the desert to find out about the carbon footprint of water . The UAE is one of the world 's largest consumers of water , with each person in Abu Dhabi consuming 560 litres of water per day , more than double the global average . Almost every drop of drinking water comes from energy intensive desalination plants . He explores a potential solution at a solar-powered desalination project .
Road to Rio comes from the UAE , where Abu Dhabi will host city of the World Future Energy Summit . Rima , Leone and Nick travel in green style while exploring how the city cuts carbon . They also visit Masdar City -- a high tech green hub aiming to house 40,000 people by 2030 .