What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of a major shift from the hard or traditional path of energy development to the soft or visionary path? (These were the corresponding textbook pages, if needed) Please read the following from the textbook Environmental Science:
7th Edition - Chapter 17
9th Edition - Chapter 14

Advantages of following the soft path, the argument here is alternative sources of power such as hydropower, geothermal energy , wind energy , and photovoltaic cells must be developed. This provides a alternative source to remain in a healthy environment and also function as the society we currently live in using the hard path.  Disadvantages of following the hard path result with future generations fearing over the irreversible damage of climate change and the damage done to our atmosphere. The hard path argue that we should continue to operate in the future as we have in the past, except more efficiently. This is close to impossible and will only continue the negative effects the hard path( the path we have been following) results in. The major shift determines the outcome of this world, the futures worries or reliefs and ultimately the survival of humans.

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emerald ash borer

the emerald ash borer is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern asia that feeds on ash species. females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. hope this !