Broome discusses the idea that it is uncertain whether your greenhouse gas emissions will harm anyone. What role does this idea play in Broome's argument?
A) Broome uses that claim to argue that you do not need to offset all of your greenhouse gas emissions.
B) Broome identifies different ways in which the harms are uncertain and argues that only one kind of uncertainty matters for the morality of climate change.
C) Broome discusses and responds to several objections based on that idea.
D) Broome uses that claim to argue that individuals are not obligated to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

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Broome discusses the uncertainty around whether individual greenhouse gas emissions will harm anyone as part of his broader argument on the morality of climate change. He addresses and responds to various objections that arise from this uncertainty, rather than using it to argue against the need for action or to delineate types of uncertainty.

Broome Discusses the Idea That It Is Uncertain Whether Your