Emission Rate Trading Is a Trading System Designed to Achieve

question 21

Multiple Choice

Emission rate trading is a trading system designed to achieve more efficient pollution control.It can be described as:

• A)a program that issues tradable permits in order to limit aggregate emissions
• B)a program that regulates the rate at which pollutants are emitted
• C)a program that sets a standard for emission that no firm can exceed
• D)a program that allows new firms to pay existing firms to reduce their emissions below a standard

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