Why Did the Requirement That Tankers Purchase New Discharge Equipment

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why did the requirement that tankers purchase new discharge equipment reduce oil pollution?

• A)The newly required equipment was cheaper than the old equipment,so more tanker companies purchased it.
• B)The new equipment made it easier for transnational advocacy networks to monitor tankers at sea.
• C)Although the new equipment was more expensive than the previous measures,verification of compliance was easier than before.
• D)Many tanker companies could not afford the new equipment and went out of business; fewer tankers resulted in fewer oil discharges.

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