Combating Global Climate Change Is Described as a Public Good

question 329

Multiple Choice

Combating global climate change is described as a public good because

• A) it is subjected to the free rider problem.
• B) it is relatively easy to encourage countries to pay their share of pollution abatement costs.
• C) tradable emissions permits are sold worldwide.
• D) large developed countries create most of the world's greenhouse gases.

---

Definitions:

Temporal Lobes

Sections of the brain located on either side of the head, above the ears, involved in processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Primary Visual Cortex

The part of the brain in which visual information is processed.

Visual Information

Data perceived through the sense of sight, which includes pictures, symbols, charts, and all visual media.

Eyes

The organ of vision in humans and animals, allowing for the perception of light, shapes, and colors through the retina.