England have more effective energy conservation policies that are consistent
with reducing the threat of global warming. In Chile, the energy consumption
relative to global warmingmaynot be a high national priority. The United States,
on the other hand, has a high energy consumption. Global warming does not
appear to be related to energy consumption for nearly as many students as in
Europe since just 58% were correct in their response. The response pattern on
item 14 may reflect the larger social and economic milieus that students function
in regardless of topics studied in school.