Environmental advocates have promoted reusable shopping bags as a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic. ______ , producing a cotton tote requires substantially more energy and water than producing a plastic bag, meaning a tote must be reused dozens of times before its environmental footprint is actually smaller.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A
Likewise
- Bcheck_circle
However
- C
Indeed
- D
For example
Explanation
The second sentence complicates the optimistic first claim. "However" signals contrast. The others do not.