______ refers to the system that incentivizes energy producers to watch their carbon output by imposing a limit on carbon dioxide emissions, where energy producers would have to buy unused carbon emissions from other energy producers once they exceeded the limit.

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Cap and trade is a system where a limit (cap) is set on carbon emissions, and companies can trade (buy or sell) emission allowances to stay within their limits. This incentivizes reducing carbon output to avoid purchasing additional allowances.

______ Refers to the System That Incentivizes Energy Producers to Watch