3 marksEnvironmental and Economic Costs of Energy Use

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)

Explain the statement: "the world's socioeconomic dependency on fossil fuel combustion will make it difficult to reduce carbon dioxide emissions".

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