Reference no: EM133049132

POLICY SET 1: SMALL CHANGES ONLY
The first set of policies has been proposed by a consortium of fossil fuel companies that would like to see economic and population growth continue to accelerate. These businesses are concerned about the negative economic impacts that may result from imposing a tax on carbon emissions or significant taxes on coal, oil, and natural gas. They also want to avoid replacing fossil fuels with nuclear energy because they believe nuclear energy would outcompete them in the long run. The consortium also notes the global community is reluctant to support policies that would encourage the development of carbon removal and new energy technologies. However, the consortium does support highly subsidizing renewable energy and bioenergy.

EVALUATE POLICY SET 1
1.Describe the options for Policy Set 1 that you modeled and how well this policy set may achieve the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2 °C or lower over the next century. (Your response should be 3-5 sentences.)
2. Discuss possible drawbacks to the set of policies you modeled. (Your response should be 2-3 sentences.)
3.Discuss possible benefits to the set of policies you modeled. (Your response should be 2-3 sentences.)

EVALUATE POLICY SET 2
1.Describe the options for Policy Set 2 that you modeled and how well this policy set achieved the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2 °C or lower over the next century. (Your response should be 3-5 sentences.)
2.Discuss possible drawbacks to the set of policies you modeled. (Your response should be 2-3 sentences.)
3 Discuss possible benefits to the set of policies you modeled. (Your response should be 2-3 sentences.)

EVALUATE POLICY SET 3

1.Describe the options for Policy Set 3 that you modeled and how well this policy set achieved the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2 °C or lower over the next century. (Your response should be 3-5 sentences.)
2.Discuss possible drawbacks to the set of policies you modeled. (Your response should be 2-3 sentences.)
3.Discuss possible benefits to the set of policies you modeled. (Your response should be 2-3 sentences.)

Select any one policy out of 3

4. Explain why you believe the policy set you chose is the best way to address climate change and how its drawbacks might be minimized. (Your response should be 3-5 sentences.)

5. Given what you've learned about climate change and the many ways we can address it, why is it important to approach climate change on both the individual and global levels? (Your response should be 3-5 sentences.)