While Energy Privatization Reversals Are Spreading, the Countries with Strongest

Multiple Choice

While energy privatization reversals are spreading, the countries with strongest commitments to renewable energy are those with strong, publicly owned electricity sectors (for example, Netherlands, Austria and Norway) . This occurs because ______.

A) public sector is more reliable since it is not tied to the uncertainties of the market
B) private energy monopolies, because of shareholder interest and high profits, do not prioritize emission reductions
C) public sector is more reliant on renewable energy activists
D) public sector is suspicious of reliability of the private sector