Passage - 1 Over the next 30 years, many countries are promising to move to net-zero carbon, implying that…
Passage - 1
Over the next 30 years, many countries are promising to move to net-zero carbon, implying that household emissions will have to be cut to close to nothing. A leading climate scientist reckons that, at best, half the reduction might be achieved through demand-side measures, such as behavioural changes by individuals and households. And even that would require companies and governments to provide more incentives to change through supply-side investments to make low-carbon options cheaper and more widely available.
With reference to above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. Supply-side investments in companies can result in low-carbon behaviour in people.
II. People are not capable of adapting low-carbon behaviour without the involvement of Government and Companies.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
Solution
Assumption I is valid - the passage states that supply-side investments make low-carbon options cheaper, enabling behavioural change in people. Assumption II is valid - it says even demand-side reduction 'would require companies and governments,' implying people cannot adopt low-carbon behaviour without their involvement. Both are valid underlying assumptions.