Setting Emissions Standards for Each Industry, While Allowing Companies to Trade

question 43

Multiple Choice

Setting emissions standards for each industry, while allowing companies to trade so-called carbon credits, is an approach to environmental policy known as

• A)cap-and-trade.
• B)the green alternative.
• C)NIMBY.
• D)the Gore protocol.

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Definitions:

α-Ketoacid

An organic compound containing both a ketone and a carboxylic acid group, with the ketone group located at the second position from the acid.

α-Aminoacid

A type of amino acid in which the amino group is attached to the carbon atom immediately next to the carboxyl group, forming the backbone of proteins.

Conjugated Protein

A protein that is combined with a non-protein molecule in its structure, which can affect its function or stability.

Nonprotein

Relating to molecules or substances within organisms that are not proteins, including types like lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.