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Explain two reasons why predictions of future energy consumption may be inaccurate.
See it on the paper →Suggest two reasons why the government of the Faroe Islands plans to generate all electricity by renewable resources by 2030.
See it on the paper →The electricity generated can be stored in a battery. Suggest one benefit of storing the electricity in a battery.
See it on the paper →Suggest ways that governments can encourage the use of electric vehicles.
See it on the paper →Some students are discussing ways of reducing electricity consumption. Student A says, ‘We are trying to reduce the consumption of electricity in our home.’ Student B says, ‘I think the government and industry need to do more.’ Do you think student A’s idea is an effective way of reducing electricity consumption for a...
See it on the paper →Most candidates understood that renewable resources would produce no CO 2 in operation and/or would not run out or would be sustainable. Some weaker answers wrongly referred to wanting to preserve fossil fuel sources for the future.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/21 Q3(b)(iii) (Cambridge)
Identifying that a battery is portable was the most commonly seen correct response. Many vague answers were given. Repetition of the question, ‘so electricity can be stored’ did not gain any credit.
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0680/23 Q2(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
Candidates provided some good suggestions as to how governments could encourage the use of electric vehicles. Weaker responses such as ‘make laws’ were not given credit without a suitable explanation. Most responses contained a balance of taxation, subsidies and increasing awareness.
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0680/12 Q8(b) (Cambridge)
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