[ANNOUNCEMENT] Assignment 3: Report

Pre-Assignment 3

Pick one current energy policy and one energy current technology that is being implemented in your country and answer the following questions:
 (with power point format including photos and graphs)

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The announcement of the assignment will be posted on the “INFORMATION” section of the act-eco.net . Each team must upload their report of both POLICY and TECHNOLOGY on the website by June 30, through “Add REPORT” pages. 

By July 10th, please select one topic either POLICY or TECHNOLOGY to present during the camp.
Each school or team will prepare presentation of different topic which other school or team in a same country didn’t choose for presentation at the beginning of the camp. Please also submit your presentation data or power point file by e-mail to future@begoodcafe.com by July 20th.

POLICY:

1. Explain the policy.  At what level of government is this policy being suggested? At what stage in the political process is this policy?
2. Explain how this policy will help reduce the use of fossil fuels or carbon emissions.
3. Who is in support of this policy? Why?
4. Who is opposed to this policy? Why?
5. Explain the advantages to this policy. Explain the disadvantages to this policy.
6. Explain the costs and benefits to this policy.

TECHNOLOGY:

1. Explain the specific piece of technology being used.  At what stage is the technology?
2. Explain how this technology will help reduce the use of fossil fuels or carbon emissions.
3. Who is in support of this technology? Why?
4. Who is opposed to this technology? Why?
5. Explain the advantages to this technology. Explain the disadvantages to this technology.
6. Explain the costs and benefits to this technology.

Each school or team will prepare presentation of different topic which other school or team in a same country didn’t choose and present it at the beginning of the camp. Students will work in groups of 2 to create a presentation on one current policy or one current technology.

*HSES(US) and Waseda (Japan) will have two teams.
Presentations should be submitted by power point data. Use the questions above to guide your presentation.  Feel free to be creative and make changes as needed.