The Cap and Trade Approach to Climate Change Has Validity

question 34

Multiple Choice

The cap and trade approach to climate change has validity because:

• A)Polluters pay.
• B)The market decides the outcome.
• C)Companies tend to take seriously everything identifiable that effects the bottom-line.
• D)It avoids a system of taxation.
• E)All of the above make a strong case for cap-and-trade systems

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Definitions:

Renewable Resources

Natural resources that can replenish over time, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat.

Fertile Soil

Soil that is rich in nutrients and organic matter, enabling it to support vigorous plant growth.

Natural Gas

A fossil fuel consisting mainly of methane, used as an energy source for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.

Nonpoint Source

Pollution that does not originate from a single, identifiable source, but rather from many diffuse sources, often related to rainfall moving over and through the ground.