Mathematics · Logical Reasoning
Read the passage carefully and review the statement based on it: In a ceremony, miners from Germany's Prosper-Haniel mine gave a piece of black coal to their country's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during the announcement of the closure of the country's last black coal mine. However, this does not mean that Germany will be completely coal-free: Germany will continue to import cheap foreign coal. Coal-free only means that there will be no drilling, blasting, hauling, collection, and transportation of coal here, which are major environmental pollutants. But it was through coal exports that Europe emerged as an economic power in the world. However, its closure will greatly reduce the pollution burden on European nations. Additionally, the closure of shaft mining of coal in Germany means that the mining of lignite, or brown coal, will also cease. Lignite is considered much dirtier than black coal, but its mining is cheaper. Germany's decision to close the last coal mine is to meet its decarbonization goals. While such developments are positive news—gradually ending coal mining can limit global warming to the critical level of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The world's addiction to coal use is not going to end soon, as many parts of the world, like India and China, still need cheap fuel to boost their economic development. Statement: Stopping coal production is very important to limit global temperature to a certain level. Select the correct option regarding the statement.
- 1The statement is definitely false.
- 2The statement cannot be determined.
- 3The statement is potentially true.
- 4The statement is definitely true.✓
Correct answer
The statement is definitely true.
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