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6 marksEnvironmental and Economic Costs of Energy Use

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(ii)

A Power and Light company manager in a Caribbean country announced plans to build a conventional electricity generating facility in a coastal area near a coastal mangrove swamp.

Outline TWO environmental impacts that the manager of the company should consider before implementing his decision.

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  1. 5(a)(i)Outline the trend in annual rate of growth in use for the energy sources shown in Table 1. Include specific values in your response.[3 marks]
  2. 5(a)(ii)Suggest ONE reason for the trends observed in (i) above.[3 marks]
  3. 5(b)(i)Justify the locating of this conventional electricity generating facility within the coastal area as proposed by the manager. Give at least FOUR reasons to…[8 marks]

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