How Would the Sunk-Cost Fallacy Impede Policies to Reduce Carbon

question 1

Multiple Choice

How would the sunk-cost fallacy impede policies to reduce carbon emissions?

• A) Businesses would not want to invest in equipment and facilities that become sunk costs.
• B) Businesses would be reluctant to change their existing methods of production.
• C) Businesses tend to over-weight the present relative to the future.
• D) None of the above.

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