Which of the Following Statements About Mitigation of Climate Change

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about mitigation of climate change is NOT true?

• A) The most direct way to slow the increase in greenhouse gases is to minimize population growth.
• B) Conservation is an expensive way to reduce carbon output used in power production.
• C) If the real costs of burning coal are included, the cost of wind energy is similar.
• D) Injecting several megatons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere annually could block some of the sun's incoming energy.
• E) There is considerable opposition to a carbon tax in the United States.

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