In a Cap-And-Trade Program

question 59

Multiple Choice

In a cap-and-trade program,

• A)government fixes the price of pollution rights and firms choose how many permits to purchase.
• B)government fixes the maximum amount of a pollutant that firms can discharge and issues permits that firms can buy from and sell to each other.
• C)each firm is provided a fixed number of permits for a particular pollutant and no individual firm is allowed to acquire additional permits.
• D)firms can emit whatever type of pollutant they want, so long as the total tonnage does not exceed a government-established quantity.

---

Definitions:

Distressed

Experiencing anxiety, sorrow, or pain; often a response to stressful situations or challenges.

Reunion

The act of coming together again after a period of separation.

Ambivalent/Resistant Attachment

A type of insecure attachment pattern observed in some children, characterized by distress when separated from caregivers and ambivalence upon their return.

Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment

A pattern of attachment behavior characterized by lack of a clear strategy for dealing with separation stress, indicative of confusion and apprehension regarding caregivers.