Answer:
C People will need to make hard choices about the country's energy policies.
Explanation:
In the introduction to the book, "Before the Lights Go Out", by Maggie Koerth-Baker, the author describes the dire situation the country, United States of America, finds it self when it comes to maximizing energy use, so as to save the world from the disastrous consequences of climate change. She highlights that while the country has made good progress in terms of energy efficiency, the total energy use has increased. So while it seems as if little progress is being made, care must be taken to maintain consistency as it would be better than doing nothing.
Conclusively, she explained that people would need to make hard choices when it comes to the country's energy policies, so as to maximize energy efficiency.
