Passage

Over the next 30 years, many countries are promising to move to net-zero carbon, implying that household emissions will have to be cut to close to nothing. A leading climate scientist reckons that, at best, half the reduction might be achieved through demand-side measures, such as behavioural changes by individuals and households. And even that would require companies and governments to provide more incentives to change through supply-side investments to make low-carbon options cheaper and more widely available.

QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Comprehension

Prelims 2025

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

I. Supply-side investments in companies can result in low-carbon behaviour in people. II. People are not capable of adapting low-carbon behaviour without the involvement of Government and Companies.

Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Statement I is correct: The passage states that companies and governments must make supply-side investments to make low-carbon options cheaper and widely available, which will encourage low-carbon behaviour among people.

Statement II is correct: The passage says that even if individuals attempt behavioural change, they cannot achieve sufficient reductions without support from governments and companies. This implies that people cannot fully adapt on their own.