Design Technology chapter 8 IB

Some sustainable energy innovations are initiated by individuals and

businesses through local initiatives. Which term best describes this?

• Regulation

• Macro energy sustainability

• Energy security

• Micro energy sustainability

⁠Which type of consumer would be most likely to join a protest by an environmental pressure group?

• Eco-warrior

• Eco-phobe

• Eco-fan

• Eco-champion

Biopol is a plastic manufactured from plant materials. It can be placed

in landll or composted at the end of its useful life and will decompose

harmlessly far quicker than conventional plastic.

Which of Datschefski’s principles of sustainable design does this

satisfy?

• Solar

• Efficient

• Social

• Cyclic

The European Union introduced new labelling laws in 2014 requiring

any products that contain palm oil to be listed as an ingredient. This is

an example of which type of sustainable innovation strategy?

• Education

• Bottom-up

• Top-down

• Product stewardship

⁠Separating economic growth from negative ecological impact is known as…

• Macro energy sustainability

• Micro energy sustainability

• Sustainability reporting

• Decoupling

Draw a rough decoupling graph

Organic cotton uses non-genetically modied plants and is grown

without the use of any pesticides. Clothing manufacturers can be

involved at the growth stage of this material, right through to seeing it

made into products given to retailers.

What is this an example of?

• Sustainability reporting

• Product stewardship

• Decoupling

• Eco-labelling

Sustainable design is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of social, ________, and ecological sustainability.

⁠The Tesla Powerwall is a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar panels or when utility rates are low, and powers users’ homes in the evening.

Tesla Powerwall is an example of how individual action contributes towards energy sustainability.

Which of the following terms best describes this?

• Macro energy sustainability

• Energy demand

• Micro energy sustainability

• Decoupling

List a method of government intervention that could encourage

the adoption of sustainable innovation such as the Powerwall 2.