Click the correct boxes DECISIONS FOR TOMORROWWhat is the Cost of Going Green?People are worried about the future of the planet. Continued population and production growth haveraised concerns about global warming. The earth's temperature has risen over time and scientists areworried that the warming trend is accelerating. In 2018, the United Nations warned that weatherpatterns will become more extreme, droughts will spread, and the solar ice field will melt if we don'tcurb the greenhouse gas emissions that are a root cause of global warming. Those warnings havespawned calls for "going green," i.e., replacing carbon-based energy sources with clean, renewable,and zero-emissions energy sources like wind and solar. A proposed Green New Deal calls for thecomplete elimination of carbon-based energy by 2030.That is a tall order. The United States now gets 80 percent of its energy from coal, petroleum, andnatural gas-all carbon-based fuels. We get another 10 percent from nuclear power. Only 10 percentor so comes from renewable sources like wind and solar. So, while everyone might share the goal ofan emissions-free future, we have to ask how we get from here to there.Opportunity CostsIt's easy to get excited about a solar-powered future. But before we jump on the solar bandwagon, wehave to at least consider the costs involved. Sure, the sun's rays are free. But you need a lot of capitalinvestment to harness that solar power. Solar panels on the roof don't come free. Nor do solar-powered electrical charging stations, solar power plants, or the electrical grids that distribute electricityto users. To develop a nationwide, complete solar power infrastructure would cost trillions of dollars.That's only the beginning. We'd also have to change the technology embedded in our transportationsystems, office buildings, homes, and even farms. Retrofitting existing infrastructure would costbillions of dollars. Building new transportation systems would cost even more. The dollar cost of"going green" would be tens of trillions...What are the opportunity costs of investing $1 trillion in clean energy technology? ?The land used to produce the clean energy technology that could have been used to produce something elseThe millions of dollars spent to produce the clean energy technology?The higher cost of other sources of energy such as coal, oil, and natural gas?The goods and services given up to devote resources to producing the clean energy technology

Opportunity cost represents the forgone benefits from next best alternative when a decision is made.…

? The land used to produce the clean energy technology that could have been used to produce something else ?The millions of dollars spent to produce the clean energy technology ?The higher cost of other sources of energy such as coal, oil, and natural gas ? The goods and services given up to devote resources to producing the clean energy technology

? The land used to produce the clean energy technology that could have been used to produce something else ?The millions of dollars spent to produce the clean energy technology ?The higher cost of other sources of energy such as coal, oil, and natural gas ? The goods and services given up to devote resources to producing the clean energy technology

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