Question

in algeria, use of solid fuel (e.g., coal, wood) as a share of total household fuel use fell by approximately three - fourths between 2000 and 2019; such shifts are often explained by appeal to the energy ladder, a model holding that fuel choice is mediated mainly by household income (specifically, high - technology fuels displace solid fuels as incomes rise). rasmus helbergs study of fuel use in ghana shows this model to be reductive, however: household fuel use was heterogeneous, flexible, and influenced by several factors, including the stability of the local electrical grid. which choice best describes the function of the information about algeria in the text as a whole? a it describes a trend that the text goes on to suggest has a similar cause as a seemingly unrelated trend observed in ghana. b it illustrates the kind of phenomenon that the text goes on to suggest is frequently but inadequately accounted for by the energy ladder. c it provides an example of a type of change that the text goes on to suggest is poorly suited for evaluating whether the energy ladder is a viable model. d it introduces a finding that the text goes on to suggest can be explained in two different ways that are equally compelling.

Explanation:

The text first presents the trend in Algeria of a drop in solid - fuel use in households. Then it mentions the energy - ladder model which is often used to explain such shifts. It also refers to a study in Ghana which shows the complexity of household fuel use. The Algeria example is a kind of phenomenon that the text later suggests is inadequately accounted for by the energy - ladder model.

Answer:

B. It illustrates the kind of phenomenon that the text goes on to suggest is frequently but inadequately accounted for by the energy ladder.