Multiple choice

Why do the United States and Britain show an allergic attitude whenever there is talk of moving away from fossil fuels?  

  1. Because information relating to the cost of shifting from fossil fuels to other energy sources is scarce and ambiguous

  2. Because it will prove to be very expensive to undertake such a huge change

  3. Because the risk of industrial restructuring can have major repercussions for the countries

  4. Because they have been not able to find a suitable substitute for fossil fuels

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Explanation

“(Resistance) is not difficult to understand in view of the paucity of empirical information as what the costs of industrial restructuring would be”.

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