Question 1

Whats defention of terms:
-cap-and-trade or emissions trading system

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an administrative process by which emissions are limited, but polluters are required to buy and sell pollution permits

Question 2

Whats defention of terms:
-carbon tax

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a type of pollution tax on energy sources, such as coal or gasoline, that varies in proportion to the amount of carbon dioxide their use emits into the atmosphere

Question 3

Whats defention of terms:
-climate change

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refers to variations in the earth's prevailing weather conditions over time

Question 4

Whats defention of terms:
-greenhouse effect

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Question 5

Whats defention of terms:
-Malthusian argument

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-Malthusian argument...

Question 6

Describe types of pollution resulting from production and consumption.
-List different types of pollution and their impact on the environment.

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Question 7

Describe types of pollution resulting from production and consumption.
-Do the different types of pollution affect only the area immediately surrounding the source of the pollution? Explain using examples.

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Question 8

Describe types of pollution resulting from production and consumption.
-Are the effects of some types of pollution always immediately apparent? Why or why not? Give an example.

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Question 9

Explain the overarching reason that firms in capitalist market economies may not actively seek to reduce the pollution from production.
-Explain how firms can pass on the costs of pollution to the public.

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Question 10

Explain the overarching reason that firms in capitalist market economies may not actively seek to reduce the pollution from production.
-What are some ways the public "pays" for the costs associated with pollution from nearby plants or factories?

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Question 11

Explain the overarching reason that firms in capitalist market economies may not actively seek to reduce the pollution from production.
-If firms are not paying all costs associated with the production of a product, how do you think that will affect the price of that product in the market and the consumption of that product?

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the policy recommendations of conservatives, liberals, and progressives.
-What is the implied assumption about how people behave in the "tragedy of the commons"? Do you think this is always the way people behave? How might different institutions and incentives work into your answer?

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