Why Does Krakoff Discuss Various Things That People Are Doing

question 531

Multiple Choice

Why does Krakoff discuss various things that people are doing to respond to climate change?

• A) To argue that the kinds of efforts she discusses are ineffective and irrational, given the temporal and spatial dispersion of the effects of carbon dioxide.
• B) To show that some people have changed the way they think of their relationship to the planet and that this has helped them respond to climate change in helpful ways.
• C) To identify the most effective ways that individuals and small groups can respond to climate change.
• D) To suggest that local and regional initiatives can prevent catastrophic climate change even if international negotiations are not successful.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

An index representing how the demand or supply of an item responds to price fluctuations.

Time Consumers

Activities or processes that require a significant amount of an individual's or organization's time.

Tax Revenue

The income that is gained by governments through taxation.

Demand Elastic

The responsiveness of demand for a good or service to changes in its price, income levels, or substitute and complementary products' prices.