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EE Reflection #3

Overall, the EE process has been extremely interesting and informative, due to me choosing a topic I have a genuine interest in. That being said, I feel that choosing a more specific research question would have been beneficial to my investigation, as at times my evaluation of the solutions was vague and repetitive due to the constraints of the question. Making this change would have given me the world count to delve deeper into the context and nuances of some of the solutions, helping me formulate a more balanced and realistic conclusion. Regardless, I believe that the research strategies I implemented were very successful, as I obtained useful data for the system in Singapore and for systems in other countries that I used to make a comparative conclusion on the strength of the local transportation projects. A question that arose during this process was, ‘can any interventions taken to reduce carbon emissions make a real difference in the face of climate change?’ A bleak thought, but one that my research made me consider.

EE Reflection #2:

I have been having a lot of success writing my ee due to me having a well thought out structure, which allows me to progressively build on my argument. The biggest challenge I am facing is integrating more chemistry into the ee to ensure that the analysis is not imbalanced towards economics. After talking to both my ee supervisor and my chemistry teacher, I have decided to further analyze the difference in fuels between electric cars and regular diesel/petrol cars in order to highlight the benefits of reducing diesel cars from a chemistry standpoint. This will help me increase the nuance of my investigation. My knowledge on my topic has increased dramatically from the start due to my understanding of the Singaporean transportation market improving, and also learning more about the effect of carbon emissions on the environment. For the next draft, I would also like to further emphasize the long-term impacts of global warming caused by increased carbon emissions.