Which of the Following Is True When Emission Charges Are

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true when emission charges are compared to emission standards?

• A) Polluters pay both emission charges and abatement cost charges under a policy of emissions charges, but only pay for abatement costs when emission standards are in place.
• B) Polluters automatically reduce their emissions when abatement costs decline under a policy of emissions charges, but do not reduce their emissions automatically when standards are in place and abatement costs decline.
• C) Polluters will realize bigger pollution control cost reductions from R&D efforts under a policy of emission charges than under a policy of emission standards.
• D) all of the above.

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