When Two Countries Engage in an International Agreement, They Often

question 13

Multiple Choice

When two countries engage in an international agreement, they often invoke some element of ___________, which encourages compensation to a polluter who suffers a net financial loss when it limits its emissions to a socially efficient level that considers other damaged parties.

• A) technology transfer
• B) the victim pays principle (VPP)
• C) the polluter pays principle (PPP)
• D) the Conference on the Human Environment ("earth summit")