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Running head: SCIENTIFIC LITERACYScientific LiteracyName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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1SCIENTIFIC LITERACYAbstractIn this it has been evaluated whether renewable energy is worth pursuing on a national level ornot, to beat the rising costs of energy. In order to evaluate the mentioned topic, political,economic, social and technological factors which are associated with the usage of renewablesource of energy by developed countries like Australia has been analyzed in this report. From theanalysis, it has been found that whereas although a good number of technologies has beendeveloped for generating renewable energy, several deficiencies are there which needs to beeradicated in order to make those technologies cost effective and usable.
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2SCIENTIFIC LITERACYTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Discussion........................................................................................................................................2Economic factors.........................................................................................................................2Technological factors...................................................................................................................3Political factors............................................................................................................................4Social Factors...............................................................................................................................4Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................5Reference List..................................................................................................................................6
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3SCIENTIFIC LITERACYIntroductionThe term “renewable energy” can be defined as the energy which is collected fromrenewable sources that are naturally obtained from nature like wind, rain, sunlight, tides,geothermal heat and waves. With the rapid depletion of non-renewable sources of energy, it hasbecome highly crucial for the developed countries to develop methods in order to enhance theusage of renewable energies. In this report, the analysis of whether renewable energy is worthpursuing on a national level to beat the rising costs of energy will be performed. Severalcountries like Iceland, Sweden, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the even UK are getting includedtowards the use of renewable source of energy to cope up with the increasing price andunavailability of the non-renewable sources. Discussion In order to find out whether the government of Australia should pursue the use ofrenewable source of energy for beating the rising price of the non-renewable source, it is highlycrucial to understand the economic, technological, political and social factors that impose animpact on usage of renewable sources of energy on a country. In the following paragraphs, theabove mentioned factors have been analyzed.Economic factorsAccording to Menanteau, Finon and Lamy (2003), in Australia, the overall expanse of generatingand supplying renewable energy is much higher compared to that of the non-renewable energy.One of the major expenses faced by the government is the high cost of policies associated withrenewable sources of energy. According to the researchers, quantity-based approach is more
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