Test your Climate Smarts! Hint: All of the answers can be found on this site.
By 2030, U.S. demand for electricity is projected to increase by at least what
percentage?
0%
8%
15%
23%
Combined, non-hydro renewable resources (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and others) generate approximately what percentage of our nation’s electricity?
3.5%
5.9%
19.6%
48.5%
Approximately how many electric-powered products does the average U.S. household own?
5
15
23
35
Which country currently emits the most CO2 from power generation?
China
United States
India
Russia
By 2030, global energy-related CO2 emissions are predicted to increase by what percentage?
5%
25%
45%
75%
Electric companies lead all other industrial sectors in reducing CO2.
True
False
EEI member companies endorsed a climate change framework that calls for GHG emissions to be reduced from current levels by what percentage by 2050?
10%
30%
50%
80%
Without international participation, efforts by the United States to cut carbon will do little to address climate change.
True
False
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are not expected to be commercially available until what year?
2012
2025
2040
2050
A smart climate policy should include which of the following consumer-protection measures?
Allowance allocations
Price collar
Reasonable targets and timetables
Offsets
All of the above