IB ESS HL 6.3.6 Hl Response Types Questions

a. Economic incentives/subsidies/government investments/government provision of solar panels/wind turbines/renewable energy;
b. Subsidies for batteries to store renewable energy / improved battery technology for storing renewable energy;
c. Making it easier to obtain planning permits for wind farms/solar farms / reduced bureaucracy in obtaining planning permission to build renewable energy sources;
d. Better rates for electricity generated through renewable sources rather than via fossil fuels;
e. Increase subsidies/incentives for electric cars/vehicles;
f. Increase recharging sites/network for electric cars/vehicles;
g. Impose higher taxes on importation/use of fossil fuels/carbon emissions;
h. Public awareness/education campaign (to encourage people to change to renewable energy sources);

a. Buying emission credits may be cheaper than converting to cleaner technologies/resources/changing behaviour;
b. Some companies may only focus on forestry/planting trees (to gain credit) rather than changing behaviour/reducing sources of carbon emissions;
c. Allowable levels of emissions set by the government may be high and not be an incentive for companies to change behaviour/reduce emissions;
d. Penalties for exceeding emissions levels may be low and not encourage a change to reduce emissions;
e. It may increase the price of goods and services/may cause public dissatisfaction;
f. It may increase cost of production and therefore limit economic growth / increase cost of production reduces economic competitiveness within the international market;
g. Industries reliant on use of fossil fuels/non-renewable energies may relocate and this will cause loss in jobs/decrease in economy in New Zealand;