TRUE or FALSE [10 POINTS]

1. Carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere about how many years after it is emitted? (A) 2(B) 20(C) 200(D) 2000

2. The global externality addressed by the Montreal Protocol was black carbon. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

3. Burningcoal produces more about ten times more carbon dioxide than does natural gas per KWh. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE 4

4. The Paris Climate Accord is widely thought to likely to succeed in its objective to hold the average global temperature increase to 1.5 C or less. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

5. The United States Interstate and Defense Highway Act of 1956 was a major contributor to large number of people moving to the suburbs because it shortened commuting times. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

6. The geoengineering solution of deploying a large fleet of planes to keep putting sulfate particulates in the air to prevent global temperatures from rising is a more expensive than solution than large scale decarbonization of the electrical system. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

7. A potential drawback of U.S. Department of Energy programsthat specify a minimum level of energy efficiency for particular appliances is that such standards can increase competition between suppliers. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

8. High feedin tariffs (payments) for electricity sold into the grid by solar panels on the roofs of single family homes hurt apartment renters by raising the cost of the electricity they use. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

9. Coal producers tend to believe that the discount rate used by Stern is more appropriate for use in benefitcost analysis of climate policies than the one used by Nordhaus. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

10. Economists working on mass transit options like San Diego's trolley system (light rail) generally believe that the optimal subsidy is 10 to 20% of the ticket price.(A) TRUE (B) FALSE