This is a real life, current cross-curricular lesson that involves economics, climate, and politics. Think of it as a lesson that combines science, personal finance, civics, and social studies.
Maybe since North Carolina is pushing AP courses for high schoolers, it could be a lesson for those students who take AP Environmental Science, AP Government & Politics, and AP Macro/Micro Econ.
The WUNC article explains:
State Senate leader Phil Berger wants to repeal a carbon reduction mandate the legislature put on Duke Energy four years ago.
Berger’s bill would eliminate a requirement that Duke reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 70% before 2030. The bill passed its first committee Tuesday, less than 24 hours after it was filed. Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus and a former Duke Energy executive, is co-sponsoring the bill with Berger.
Berger said the clean energy mandate is likely to result in higher electric bills. He said the change would give utility companies more flexibility to build new sources of power like nuclear plants; Duke recently announced it’s planning to build one in Stokes County, the first such plant in decades.
“North Carolinians shouldn’t be saddled with the increased costs created by arbitrary benchmarks,” Berger said in a news release.
That’s what happens when…
