Problem 3 - Set 1 - Try Out - General Reasoning - SNBT

Based on Indonesia's national emission reduction target (NDC/Nationally Determined Contributions), the largest contributors to carbon emissions are the forestry sector ( $47.8$ percent) and the energy sector ( $34.5$ percent). In a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry, Alue Dohong, on Friday ( $6/12/2019$ ), the President-designate of UN FCCC COP 26, Claire O’Neil Perry, said that the UK offered technical and financial assistance to Indonesia to transition energy from coal use to new and renewable energy. Meanwhile, separately, Greenpeace Indonesia Climate and Energy Campaigner, Tata Mustasya, on Sunday ( $8/12/2019$ ), said that the direction of energy sector development in Indonesia contradicts the emission reduction target. In fact, Indonesia will build $27$ GW of new Coal Power Plants (PLTU) in addition to the existing $28$ GW Coal Power Plants. This will generate an additional $200$ million tons of carbon emissions per year.

Based on the paragraph, which of the following statements is possibly true?

Claire O’Neil asked the UK for help to assist Indonesia technically and financially in the energy transition from coal to renewable energy.

Currently, Indonesia is struggling with the problem between using renewable energy or the cheapest energy.

The Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry disagrees with the initiative of the President-designate of UNFCCC COP 26 offering assistance to Indonesia in energy matters.

The energy sector and the forestry sector are the largest contributors to carbon emissions according to Indonesia's national emission reduction target.

The plan to add 27 GW of new Coal Power Plants as an addition to 28 GW of PLTU will produce 200 million tons of carbon emissions per year.

Explanation

To determine which statement is possibly true, we need to compare each answer choice with the facts presented in the text.

The statement that The energy sector and the forestry sector are the largest contributors to carbon emissions according to Indonesia's national emission reduction target is the most appropriate and consistent with the text. The first sentence of the paragraph explicitly states: "Based on Indonesia's national emission reduction target (NDC/Nationally Determined Contributions), the largest contributors to carbon emissions are the forestry sector ( $47.8$ percent) and the energy sector ( $34.5$ percent)." Although the order of mention in the answer choice (energy then forestry) differs slightly from the text (forestry then energy), the substance remains the same that both sectors are the largest contributors.

Let's analyze why the other choices are less appropriate:

Claire O’Neil asked the UK for help...: The text states that Claire O’Neil (as a UK/COP 26 representative) offered assistance, not asked the UK for help.
Indonesia is struggling with the problem...: The text does not mention a struggle between renewable energy and the cheapest energy. It only mentions a contradiction between the direction of energy sector development and emission reduction targets.
The Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry disagrees...: There is no information in the text regarding the agreement or disagreement of the Deputy Minister.
The plan to add 27 GW PLTU... produces 200 million tons...: The text states "This will generate an additional 200 million tons of carbon emissions per year". The word "additional" is crucial as it indicates an increase in emissions, not the total emissions produced. The answer choice omits the word "additional" before "200 million tons", which could change the meaning to total emission production.

Therefore, the most accurate statement directly supported by the text is regarding the energy and forestry sectors as the largest emission contributors.

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