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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
About how much is spent in total subsidies by governments each year for RENEWABLE energy sources?
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A study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that consumption subsidies for renewables worldwide were about $101 billion in 2012.
Source: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/resources/energysubsidies/
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A study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that consumption subsidies for renewables worldwide were about $101 billion in 2012.
Source: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/resources/energysubsidies/
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
About how much is spent in total subsidies by governments each year for FOSSIL FUELS?
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An International Energy Agency (IEA) study found that consumption subsidies for fossil fuels worldwide were $544 billion in 2012, five times more than for renewables ($101 billion).
Source: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/resources/energysubsidies/
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An International Energy Agency (IEA) study found that consumption subsidies for fossil fuels worldwide were $544 billion in 2012, five times more than for renewables ($101 billion).
Source: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/resources/energysubsidies/
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
Considering that the profits of ExxonMobil, the biggest US oil company, were $44 billion in 2012, how much do you think energy security operations in the Middle East cost the US government?
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There are no precise and exhaustive calculations of energy security. But the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) estimates at about $50 billion that the cost of securing access to Middle East oil, maintaining a military presence in the Persian Gulf to patrol the sea and support the military of allied countries.
Source: http://www.iags.org/costofoil.html
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There are no precise and exhaustive calculations of energy security. But the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) estimates at about $50 billion that the cost of securing access to Middle East oil, maintaining a military presence in the Persian Gulf to patrol the sea and support the military of allied countries.
Source: http://www.iags.org/costofoil.html
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Question 4 of 6
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What percentage of wars worldwide are fought in defence of or to conquer energy resources?
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According to the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, between a quarter and half of wars between states since the 1970s have broken out principally for the control of energy resources, especially over oil.
Source: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/23517/oil_conflict_and_us_national_interests.html
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According to the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, between a quarter and half of wars between states since the 1970s have broken out principally for the control of energy resources, especially over oil.
Source: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/23517/oil_conflict_and_us_national_interests.html
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Question 5 of 6
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How many deaths a year are caused by air pollution ?
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WHO (World Health Organization) reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died – one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.
Source: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/
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WHO (World Health Organization) reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died – one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.
Source: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/
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Question 6 of 6
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What’s the cost estimate of the rehabilitation of the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 disaster?
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Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) asked the government for more aid after estimating it may need at least 11 trillion yen ($137 billion) to cover costs from nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant. The utility has lost 94 percent in Tokyo trading since the March 2011 disaster.
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-07/fukushima-137-billion-cost-has-tepco-seeking-more-aid.html
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Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) asked the government for more aid after estimating it may need at least 11 trillion yen ($137 billion) to cover costs from nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant. The utility has lost 94 percent in Tokyo trading since the March 2011 disaster.
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-07/fukushima-137-billion-cost-has-tepco-seeking-more-aid.html
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