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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #4144 Medium Climate protection
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The old story about climate protection is that it's costly, or it would have been done already. So government needs to make us do something painful to fix it. The new story about climate protection is that it's not costly, but profitable. This was a simple sign error, because it's cheaper to save fuel than to buy fuel, as is well known to companies that do it all the time for example, Dupont, SD micro electronics. Many other firms IBM are reducing their energy intensity routinely six percent a year by fixing up their plants, and they get their money back in two or three years. That's called a profit. Now, similarly, the old story about oil is that its if we wanted to save very much of it, it would be expensive, or we would have done it already, because markets are essentially perfect. If, of course, that were true, there would be no innovation, and nobody could make any money. But the new story about oil is the government doesn't have to force us to do painful things to get off oil not just incrementally, but completely. Quite the contrary the United States, for example, can completely eliminate its use of oil and rejuvenate the economy at the same time, led by business for profit, because it's so much cheaper to save and substitute for the oil than to keep on buying it. This process will also be catalyzed by the military for its own reasons of combat effectiveness and preventing conflict, particularly over oil.

According to the speaker, how protecting the climate can be better for companies?

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Option 2: "It's cheaper to save and substitute for the oil"

Explanation: This option aligns with the text's main idea that saving fuel is cheaper than buying it. The speaker mentions that companies find it profitable to save and substitute oil, which supports the argument that climate protection can be beneficial for companies.

Option 1: "It forces them to do something painful to fix it"

Explanation: This option contradicts the main idea presented in the text. The speaker argues that the new story about climate protection is that it is not costly and does not require painful actions. Instead, it emphasizes profitability and innovation, which is the opposite of being forced to do something painful.

Option 3: "There would be little innovation"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because it contradicts the speaker's assertion that innovation is essential for making money. The text states that if markets were perfect, there would be no innovation, which implies that innovation is necessary for progress and profitability.

Option 4: "Non-innovative machinery can be installed"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it does not reflect the speaker's message about the importance of innovation. The text suggests that companies are improving their energy efficiency through innovative practices, not by installing non-innovative machinery.

Option 5: "They get their investment back in just couple of years"

Explanation: This option is correct as it reflects the speaker's point that companies like Dupont and IBM recover their investments in energy efficiency improvements within two to three years. This supports the idea that climate protection can be profitable for companies.

Option 6: "Prevents them from getting into conflict over oil"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because while the text mentions that the military's reasons for reducing oil dependence include preventing conflict, it does not directly relate to how protecting the climate benefits companies. The focus is on profitability and efficiency, not conflict prevention.

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