The Opportunity Cost of Slowing Global Warming by Reducing Carbon

question 231

Multiple Choice

The opportunity cost of slowing global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions is

• A) extremely high because policies that would significantly reduce emissions will adversely affect economic growth.
• B) insignificant compared to the probable impact of warming from those emissions.
• C) irrelevant because each aspect of the environment is important enough to justify full protection from environmental change, at whatever cost is necessary.
• D) zero because fuel cost savings alone will offset all opportunity costs.

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