Unit 5: 5 HL extension: challenges and interventions
Topic 5.3: Sustainable development Questions
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With reference to the statement and your own inquiries, recommend **one** change the council should make before extending the parking application city-wide, and justify your recommendation.
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Explain **one** reason why an efficiency improvement may not reduce total emissions.
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Evaluate the claim that digital technologies are a net benefit for the climate.
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Outline what a **circular** approach to devices would require.
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With reference to the statement, explain **two** reasons why so little electronic waste is properly recycled.
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Discuss whether households should be charged more for electricity used at the times it is most expensive to supply.
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To what extent can smart meters contribute to climate action?
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With reference to the statement, explain **two** ways the application could reduce pollution from traffic.
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With reference to the statement, explain **two** reasons why the application produced no measurable change in air quality.
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With reference to the statement and your own inquiries, recommend **one** digital intervention that would most effectively reduce pollution caused by traffic congestion, and justify your recommendation.
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Explain **one** reason why a national rule on electronic waste may not reduce harm.
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Outline why renewable generation depends on digital systems.
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Evaluate a requirement that manufacturers take back and reprocess the devices they sell.
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Outline why a ban on exporting electronic waste is hard to enforce.
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To what extent would a national collection scheme reduce a country's electronic waste?
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Evaluate a proposal to make manufacturers fund the collection and processing of the devices they sell.
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With reference to the statement, explain **two** reasons why so little electronic waste is properly recycled.
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To what extent can smart meters contribute to climate action?
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Discuss whether households should be charged more for electricity used at the times it is most expensive to supply.
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With reference to the statement, to what extent would a minimum support period reduce electronic waste?
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