I firmly agree with Bora. I'm also very keen on including clear attention on the environmental cost of the energy status quo in the evaluation of emergent energy issues. This requires or at least strongly benefits from a systems perspective. There are no energy sources that are without environmental costs. For example, the environmental costs of extracting natural gas from shale are real and substantial. Whether they are better or worse than environmental costs of coal extraction is a very important consideration that is often left out of public debates or discussions on the issue. Understanding that all energy sources have environmental costs, of course, highlights the need for substantial improvements in energy efficiency.

These are all pertinent thoughts, and I agree completely, and I am glad to see these behavioral/action competency threads being included in the Energy Literacy document. My concern is that a stumbling block to making decisions that move us toward a more sustainable future is the idea, that is so widespread (particularly among the college students I work with), that using "less" energy equates with having a lower quality of life. I would like to see, in the educational materials, a greater illumination of the positive aspects of using not just fewer fossil fuels, but less energy. It's tricky to do this in a way that does create the impression that we are pushing "back to the land" or bohemian living... exposing our students to other cultures that use a fraction of the energy we use, yet enjoy an even higher quality of life, is one way to help.

I think your among them one is don't put Complicating the problem but focus will problem solving view I quite agree with yours view.But there is one point quite important that is How can we did this?