Modernisation
Modernisation and Renewables
Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels and Climate Resilience
100

This sociological theory explains the transformation of societies from traditional to modern ones.

What is Modernization Theory?

100

This renewable energy source plays a key role in addressing climate change by reducing dependence on fossil fuels, the primary contributors to global warming.

What is solar energy?

100

This renewable energy source is replenished faster than it is consumed, making it a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels that reduces environmental pollution.

What is solar energy or wind energy?

200

He is one of the main contributors to modernization theory and is known for outlining stages of economic growth.

Who is Walt Rostow?

200

This international agreement aims to limit global temperature rise and reduce carbon emissions, aligning with the shift toward renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

What is the Paris Agreement?

200

This theory suggests that technological advancements like renewable energy can address environmental challenges without hindering economic growth.

What is ecological modernization?

300

This sociologist contributed to Modernization Theory by focusing on the social system and value patterns of traditional and modern societies.

Who is Talcott Parsons?

300

This aspect of modernization theory emphasizes that technological innovations, such as renewable energy, are central to addressing both environmental and economic challenges.

What is technological innovation?

300

This type of energy, such as sunlight and wind, generates significantly less pollution than fossil fuels, contributing to the reduction of harmful emissions.

What is renewable energy?

400

Modernization Theory is studied under this branch of Social Science.

What is Sociology?

400

This stage in Rostow’s “Stage of Economic Growth” reflects a society’s transition toward using clean technologies, such as solar power, to reduce fossil fuel dependence and foster economic growth.

What is the "drive to maturity"?

400

According to modernization theory, these types of energy technologies help societies increase resilience by reducing the impact of climate change and improving economic sustainability.

What are renewable energy technologies?

500

This concept, central to Modernization Theory, involves the process of societal evolution from underdeveloped systems to advanced, industrial societies.

What is the transformation of society?

500

This shift in energy use, from fossil fuels to renewable technologies like solar and wind, helps reduce carbon emissions and supports global climate goals such as those in the Paris Agreement

What is the transition to renewable energy?

500

Renewable energy technologies like solar-powered infrastructure contribute to long-term climate resilience by reducing cities’ vulnerability to this type of environmental challenge.

What are power outages during extreme weather events?