Question

Read the sentence below and choose the best answer for the main idea of the passage. Of course, individual efforts to reduce emissions can go only so far. Cutting CO2 and other greenhouse gases down to safer levels requires significant government regulation. Lessening carbon footprints does, however, let people see where they are and how they can change. Those who think government regulation moves too slowly or who want to accept personal responsibility for their emissions can track their own reductions and alter their individual habits. a. We must have some government regulations to control greenhouse gasses. c. The government has no place creating regulations to control greenhouse gas emission. b. People can track their own personal emissions to help reduce greenhouse gasses and not rely upon the government. d. People should take responsibility for their own actions.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A.

The main idea of the the passage is that we must have some government regulations to control greenhouse gasses. We need governmental intervention to significantly reduce emissions because as individuals there is only so much we can do to help cut down our carbon footprints, which is a good thing as we should all do that and we can monitor the progress made by individuals, but we do need the collective power of the government to implement the big significant changes that we as individuals unfortunately do not have the power to do.