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02 Sep 2024, 12:50
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Researcher X disagrees: Renewable energy technologies alone are insufficient to combat climate change.
Researcher Y disagrees: Wind and solar power technologies are becoming more cost-effective and should be the main focus in combating climate change.
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Researcher X: The development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus if we are to combat climate change effectively. These technologies offer clean, limitless energy and are becoming more cost-effective every year. However, the intermittent nature of these energy sources—solar power being dependent on sunlight and wind power on wind conditions—means that significant investments must be made in energy storage solutions and grid infrastructure to make renewable energy a reliable primary source.
Researcher Y: While renewable energy technologies are important, they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy needs or to significantly impact climate change in the short term. We must continue to invest in and improve existing nuclear power technologies, which provide a reliable and substantial amount of low-carbon energy. Unlike wind and solar, nuclear power does not suffer from intermittency and can serve as a consistent base load energy source.
On the basis of the given information, select a claim that Researcher X would most likely disagree with, and select a claim that Researcher Y would most likely disagree with. Select only two claims, one in each column.
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Researcher Y: While renewable energy technologies are important, they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy needs or to significantly impact climate change in the short term. We must continue to invest in and improve existing nuclear power technologies, which provide a reliable and substantial amount of low-carbon energy. Unlike wind and solar, nuclear power does not suffer from intermittency and can serve as a consistent base load energy source.
On the basis of the given information, select a claim that Researcher X would most likely disagree with, and select a claim that Researcher Y would most likely disagree with. Select only two claims, one in each column.
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| Researcher X disagrees | Researcher Y disagrees | |
| The intermittency of renewable energy sources limits their effectiveness as a primary energy source. | ||
| Nuclear power is a crucial component in reducing global carbon emissions. | ||
| Significant investments in energy storage solutions can mitigate the challenges of renewable energy intermittency. | ||
| Renewable energy technologies alone are insufficient to combat climate change. | ||
| Improving nuclear power technologies should be prioritized over investing in renewable energy. | ||
| Wind and solar power technologies are becoming more cost-effective and should be the main focus in combating climate change. |
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Researcher X disagrees: Renewable energy technologies alone are insufficient to combat climate change.
Researcher Y disagrees: Wind and solar power technologies are becoming more cost-effective and should be the main focus in combating climate change.
05 Sep 2024, 21:29
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For Branch A
Researcher X says "if we are to combat climate change effectively, development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus". This implies researcher X is considering RE energy alone is sufficient to EFFECTIVELY combat climate change
Hence he disagrees with option D. Also, we can arrive at option D by elimination (since X doesn't talk about nuclear Power)
For Branch B
Researcher Y says "While renewable energy technologies are important, they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy needs"
Hence he disagrees with option F
Researcher X says "if we are to combat climate change effectively, development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus". This implies researcher X is considering RE energy alone is sufficient to EFFECTIVELY combat climate change
Hence he disagrees with option D. Also, we can arrive at option D by elimination (since X doesn't talk about nuclear Power)
For Branch B
Researcher Y says "While renewable energy technologies are important, they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy needs"
Hence he disagrees with option F
09 Sep 2024, 08:28
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Official Solution:
Let's look at each statement and where both the researchers stand on each of the issues. Remember, we need to find issues that both researches DISAGREE about not agree:
Researcher X agrees according to this line: "However, the intermittent nature of these energy sources—solar power being dependent on sunlight and wind power on wind conditions"
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: "Unlike wind and solar, nuclear power does not suffer from intermittency and can serve as a consistent base load energy source."
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
Researcher X does not talk about nuclear power.
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: "nuclear power does not suffer from intermittency and can serve as a consistent base load energy source."
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
Researcher X agrees according to this line: "significant investments must be made in energy storage solutions".
Researcher Y does not talk about energy storage.
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
Researcher X disagrees accordng to this line: "The development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus"
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: " they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy need"
Therefore, Researcher X disagrees with this statement.
Researcher X does not talk about nuclear energy.
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: "We must continue to invest in and improve existing nuclear power technologies"
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
Researcher X agrees according to this line: "The development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus"
Researcher Y disagrees according to this line: "they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy needs or to significantly impact climate change "
Therefore, Researcher Y disagrees with this statement.
Thus, the correct options are
Researcher X disagrees - Renewable energy technologies alone are insufficient to combat climate change.
Researcher Y disagrees - Wind and solar power technologies are becoming more cost-effective and should be the main focus in combating climate change.
Let's look at each statement and where both the researchers stand on each of the issues. Remember, we need to find issues that both researches DISAGREE about not agree:
- The intermittency of renewable energy sources limits their effectiveness as a primary energy source.
Researcher X agrees according to this line: "However, the intermittent nature of these energy sources—solar power being dependent on sunlight and wind power on wind conditions"
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: "Unlike wind and solar, nuclear power does not suffer from intermittency and can serve as a consistent base load energy source."
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
- Nuclear power is a crucial component in reducing global carbon emissions.
Researcher X does not talk about nuclear power.
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: "nuclear power does not suffer from intermittency and can serve as a consistent base load energy source."
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
- Significant investments in energy storage solutions can mitigate the challenges of renewable energy intermittency.
Researcher X agrees according to this line: "significant investments must be made in energy storage solutions".
Researcher Y does not talk about energy storage.
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
- Renewable energy technologies alone are insufficient to combat climate change.
Researcher X disagrees accordng to this line: "The development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus"
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: " they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy need"
Therefore, Researcher X disagrees with this statement.
- Improving nuclear power technologies should be prioritized over investing in renewable energy.
Researcher X does not talk about nuclear energy.
Researcher Y agrees according to this line: "We must continue to invest in and improve existing nuclear power technologies"
Therefore, this option cannot be correct.
- Wind and solar power technologies are becoming more cost-effective and should be the main focus in combating climate change.
Researcher X agrees according to this line: "The development of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, should be our primary focus"
Researcher Y disagrees according to this line: "they are not sufficient on their own to address the world's energy needs or to significantly impact climate change "
Therefore, Researcher Y disagrees with this statement.
Thus, the correct options are
Researcher X disagrees - Renewable energy technologies alone are insufficient to combat climate change.
Researcher Y disagrees - Wind and solar power technologies are becoming more cost-effective and should be the main focus in combating climate change.
