A1 Level – Elementary
1. What is a common way to save electricity?
2. What is the sun used for?
3. Do you know what a wind turbine is?
4. What color is healthy energy?
5. Do you turn off the lights when you leave?
6. What is the difference between clean and dirty air?
7. Do you think green energy is expensive?
8. What is a battery for?
9. Do you use an electric car?
10. What makes water powerful (hydro)?
11. What animal is hurt by pollution?
12. Do you recycle things at home?
13. What is the opposite of fast energy?
14. What are some energy-saving activities?
15. Is it important to use natural energy?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What are the key differences between solar, wind, and hydropower?
2. Describe one change your city could make to use more green energy.
3. What are the pros and cons of installing solar panels on your house?
4. What are the common arguments against switching entirely to green energy?
5. Have you ever visited a place that is powered mostly by renewable energy?
6. What is the meaning of a “carbon footprint”?
7. What role does government funding play in developing new clean energy technologies?
8. What is the difference between a rechargeable battery and a disposable one?
9. How does the weather affect the reliability of wind and solar power?
10. What are the major environmental costs associated with coal or oil energy?
11. What is the importance of energy storage systems (like large batteries)?
12. Do you think green energy will create new types of jobs?
13. What are the challenges of educating the public about energy consumption?
14. What are common ways people save water and heat in their homes?
15. What is the difference between energy efficiency and energy production?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. Discuss the conflict between the short-term cost of green energy and its long-term environmental benefits.
2. How can communities organize to support the local installation of renewable energy projects?
3. What are the ethical issues surrounding the mining of rare earth minerals needed for batteries?
4. Do you think individual actions to conserve energy make a significant difference on a global scale?
5. Describe a major news story about a country making a large investment in green energy.
6. To what extent should companies be forced to pay for the pollution they cause?
7. What role does public transportation play in reducing a city’s reliance on fossil fuels?
8. How does the architecture and design of a building affect its energy consumption?
9. Discuss the psychological challenge of asking people to change comfortable consumption habits.
10. What are the challenges of storing and transporting energy generated from renewable sources?
11. How does the shift to electric vehicles affect national energy infrastructure and demand?
12. Should schools be required to teach practical lessons on energy conservation and efficiency?
13. What is the difference between a non-polluting energy source and a truly sustainable one?
14. Discuss the concept of “energy independence” and its political importance.
15. What are the pros and cons of using nuclear energy as a temporary bridge to full renewable power?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. How does the economic power of the fossil fuel industry resist the global transition to green energy?
2. What are the ethical arguments about wealthy nations dictating energy policies to developing countries?
3. Should governments offer significant financial incentives (subsidies) to individuals who install green energy technology?
4. What are the psychological reasons why some people deny the reality or urgency of climate change?
5. How has technology changed the way we monitor and manage energy grids in real-time?
6. Discuss the idea that the environmental damage caused by producing green energy technology (e.g., solar panel waste) is often overlooked.
7. What is the role of international cooperation in sharing green energy technology and expertise?
8. How do geographical factors (e.g., coastal winds, desert sun) influence a country’s energy strategy?
9. What are the challenges of decommissioning old, polluting power plants and managing the resulting waste?
10. Discuss the concept of “energy poverty”—lack of access to modern energy services—and its relation to green policies.
11. What is the difference between a national energy policy and a global energy agreement?
12. Should citizens have a choice in where their electricity comes from, or should the grid be unified?
13. What is the impact of decentralized power generation (e.g., neighborhood solar) on utility companies?
14. How does the increasing use of personal electronics affect global energy consumption trends?
15. Discuss the idea that a faster transition to green energy requires a major sacrifice in living standards.
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Analyze the geopolitical implications of energy transition on countries whose economies rely heavily on oil and gas exports.
2. To what degree should the legal framework hold large energy corporations accountable for historical environmental damage?
3. Discuss the philosophical concept of “intergenerational equity” in the context of long-term energy decisions.
4. Evaluate the efficacy of carbon pricing mechanisms (e.g., carbon taxes, cap-and-trade) in driving green energy adoption.
5. How does the strategic management of the “smart grid” infrastructure create new vulnerabilities to cyber attacks?
6. Examine the legal challenges regarding property rights when wind or solar farms occupy vast amounts of private or public land.
7. What ethical guidelines should govern the disposal and recycling of millions of expired solar panels and wind turbine blades?
8. Discuss the concept of “technological lock-in” and how past infrastructure choices inhibit the shift to new energy sources.
9. How do international organizations (e.g., the IPCC) attempt to standardize the data on global energy usage and emissions?
10. Analyze the interplay between energy security and climate goals in shaping foreign policy and trade agreements.
11. What ethical challenges arise when new green energy projects (e.g., hydroelectric dams) displace local populations?
12. Debate whether private-sector innovation or government regulation is the more effective driver of green energy transition.
13. How does the architecture of large-scale renewable facilities (e.g., offshore wind farms) affect marine and avian life?
14. Discuss the concept of “energy efficiency gaps” and why consumers often fail to adopt cost-saving measures.
15. To what extent does the global pursuit of a 100% renewable grid depend on breakthroughs in fusion power or similar technologies?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. How do you analyze the idea that the push for green energy is primarily a political and social movement, not just an economic one?
2. Formulate a critique of global financial mechanisms (like the Green Climate Fund) designed to transfer wealth for energy transition.
3. Analyze the intersection of international trade law, intellectual property rights, and the global dissemination of green technology.
4. Discuss the philosophical distinction between “sustainability” (maintaining the current state) and “regeneration” (improving the environment).
5. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of non-binding international pledges versus mandatory national emissions targets.
6. Propose a comprehensive global energy treaty that forces all nations to share technology and transition timelines transparently.
7. Examine the psychological function of “solution aversion”—rejecting climate science because the solutions are politically undesirable.
8. How does the semiotics of advertising (e.g., using images of nature) attempt to mask the industrial reality of green energy production?
9. Discuss the ethical responsibilities of financial institutions in refusing to invest in or fund fossil fuel exploration projects.
10. Analyze the historical relationship between cycles of economic recession and the subsequent slowdown in environmental spending.
11. Articulate the inherent tension between a government’s duty to provide cheap energy and its obligation to protect the environment.
12. Debate whether a centralized, massive energy grid or a localized, micro-grid system is the more resilient future model.
13. Assess the long-term societal effects of widespread decentralized energy ownership on political stability and public utility structures.
14. Discuss the philosophical definition of ‘necessity’ when applied to the energy consumption habits of affluent societies.
15. How might the principles of energy efficiency be used to model processes of political and bureaucratic optimization?
