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Passed in 2021, this government spending bill allotted billions of dollars for clean energy development.

What is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act?

100

This 2019 Megan Thee Stallion hit inspired Rep. Sean Casten to coin the #HotFERCSummer hashtag

What is Hot Girl Summer?

100

This energy source will account for over 85% of electricity generation retirements in 2022.

What is coal?

100

This Duke degree program represents the Energy Initiative’s largest group of student stakeholders

What is the Nicholas School Master of Environmental Management program?

100
Scientific term for "originating in human activity," commonly used in conjunction with climate change.

What is anthropogenic?

200

Construction of this German pipeline was put on hold in February as a sanction in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

What is Nord Stream 2?

200

Latto has currently spent 22 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 with this song

What is Big Energy?

200

While electric vehicle batteries rely on this mineral, care must be taken to prevent environmental damage from its extraction and disposal. 

What is lithium?

200

EI founding director Richard Newell ran this federal agency specializing in energy data from 2009 to 2011

What is the Energy Information Administration?

200

Body of the UN responsible for advancing knowledge on human-induced climate change.

What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?

300

During the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia has been targeting and capturing this type of energy production in Ukraine, including the largest plant of its kind in Europe.

What is nuclear power?

300

This material was used variously by the Transformers as a fuel, currency, and foodstuff

What is energon?

300

In addition to reducing emissions, clean energy leads to much lower levels of these small pollutants that can cause short-term and long-term health effects. 

What is Particulate Matter?

300

Throughout its history, the EI has frequently been confused with this major utility

What is Duke Energy?

300

This industry rivals electricity production in terms of emissions and pollution levels. 

What is agriculture?

400

This state, which joined the RGGI emissions trading program just last year, is now attempting to withdraw from the program.

What is Virginia?

400

The title track from Lorde's 2021 album

What is Solar Power?

400

While substantially reducing emissions, wind and solar energy require more of this resource than fossil fuels per unit of power produced.

What is land?

400

Name of the new merged institute the EI will form with the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

TBD

400

These 4 areas serve as the 4 major carbon sinks. (Must get 2/4 for credit)

What are the ocean, atmosphere, soil, and plant life?

500

Washington state has recently made a legislative push to end gasoline car sales by this year.

What is 2030?

500

This 1970s children's television series starring Morgan Freeman was created for children who had outgrown Sesame Street

What is the Electric Company?

500

While this fuel is often characterized as renewable, its energy production emits greenhouse gases and it can lead to deforestation in some cases. 

What is biomass?

500

Our level of commitment to supporting the student energy community and providing resources that enrich your Duke experience

What is 100%?

500

This percent of coral reefs will die if we reach 2 degrees C of warming compared to pre-industrial levels.

What is 99%?