Writing Explanation Part 1: Claims, Evidence and Reasoning Conquer It Select All Question

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Evidence
Which of the following statements from the “Legislation A Good Start” and “An UpHill battle, But Try” sections of the article provide evidence to support the main claim.

A. A major reason for the slow pace of global action is the United States. As the world's leading producer of greenhouse gases on a per-person basis, we simply haven't stepped up to a leadership position.

B. China produces less greenhouse gases per person, but they have more than four times as many people as the U.S. does.

C. More than half of the states and more than a thousand U.S. cities have adopted a diversity of policies that could substantially reduce the release of greenhouse gas emissions. They include innovative actions on renewable fuels, such as those made from vegetables. These cities have also been promoting energy efficiency, public transportation, building efficiency and more.

D. The Obama administration has invested tens of billions of dollars in cutting-edge research on new renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power.

E. The administration also brokered historic agreements with the auto industry. Fuel economy standards are set to be raised for cars to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 and should translate to impressive environmental savings, as cars will burn less gas.

F. Equally important, the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are developing regulations for coal-fired power plants.

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