1. According to Flannery, a decade ago nuclear power was viewed by many, including himself, as having what? (113)
2. How can one regard Pakistan's grand plans for nuclear power due to its economy? (114)
3. In June 2014, energy minister Segolene Royal announced that France would cut its dependence on nuclear power from what to what percentage by 2025? (117)
4. What issues make it clear why nuclear power is only progressing in countries where governments will provide subsides in terms of accepting insurance risks, taking on decommissioning and providing fixed-price power purchase agreements that run for decades? (118)
5. What did William Lash say would happen if America were to achieve the modest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions envisaged under the Kyoto Protocol? (119)
6. What happened to Australia's economy after a carbon price of about $23 per ton was put in place in the middle of 2012 despite the warnings of denialists? (120)
7. Some utilities are trying to survive by selling the technologies, including solar panels and storage options in response to what? (121)
8. What is an important reason for massive growth in wind and solar energy? (122)
9. What year does Jessica Trancik predict that solar energy will become cost-competitive against coal, at least in places where sunlight is prevalent? (125)
10. If the solar industry is to generate 40 percent of our electricity needs by 2050, how many gigawatts of capacity would need to be installed each year for the next 25 years? (126)
11. Who is the current market leader in models of electric cars as of 2014? (127)
12. Which government pledged to install seven million EV charging stations by 2030? (129)
13. Flannery says that one hopeful sign for fully electric vehicles concerns the sales trends of plug-in hybrids as opposed to what? (130)
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