W.87: Renewable Energy Impacts and Benefits

What is one of the primary environmental benefits of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources?

• Increased carbon emissions

• Reduced carbon emissions

• Increased air pollution

• Increased biodiversity loss

How does the transition to renewable energy sources impact ecosystems?

• Increases habitat destruction

• Increases air and water pollution

• Preserves ecosystems and wildlife habitats

• Increases biodiversity loss

What is one economic implication of transitioning to renewable energy?

• Decrease in job opportunities

• Increase in dependency on imported fossil fuels

• Job creation in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance

• Decrease in energy independence

How does relying on indigenous renewable energy resources affect energy independence?

• Increases dependency on imported fossil fuels

• Reduces dependency on imported fossil fuels

• Has no effect on energy independence

• Increases energy costs

What is one of the public health benefits of renewable energy sources?

• Increased air pollution

• Reduced respiratory illnesses

• Higher cardiovascular disease rates

• More premature deaths

How can expanding access to renewable energy help underserved communities?

• By increasing energy poverty

• By providing unreliable electricity

• By offering affordable and reliable electricity

• By decreasing global energy access

What geopolitical effect might result from countries relying more on domestic renewable energy resources?

• Increased geopolitical tensions

• Decreased stability in international relations

• Reduced geopolitical tensions

• More conflicts over fossil fuel reserves

What is required for integrating intermittent renewable energy sources into existing energy grids?

• Decreasing grid modernization

• Reducing energy storage

• Investments in grid modernization and energy storage

• Eliminating renewable energy sources

What are effective policy frameworks crucial for in the context of energy transition?

• Increasing fossil fuel consumption

• Accelerating the transition to renewable energy

• Reducing electricity supply stability

• Promoting entrenched interests

What barriers do effective policy frameworks help overcome in the energy sector?

• Renewable energy incentives

• Fossil fuel subsidies and entrenched interests

• Increased carbon pricing

• Regulatory mandates