"Cap and Trade" Is a System That__________

question 31

Multiple Choice

"Cap and trade" is a system that__________ .

• A)allows industries to set their own caps for pollution emission so trading can continue
• B)has been repealed by Congress as useless in diminishing pollution
• C)permits industries that pollute at levels below the federal cap to sell credits to industries that pollute at levels above the cap
• D)specifies a certain cap on industrial pollutants that can be traded to other nations

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