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Overview: The US government is reviewing the topic of a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, and the Secretary of State (the Secretary) has been asked to weigh in on whether they should support the system or not. The Secretary has asked you to write a recommendation memo on the subject, recommending what side of the argument they should land. Instructions: • Familiarize yourself with what a cap-and-trade emission system is. • Research and locate data points on the subject that will help form your argument. This data point can be environmental, political, and/ or business-centric. • Create a recommendation memo using the assignment template with a recommendation of if the Secretary should be for or

CH9: which of the following statements are true about ecological footprint? The Earth has about 4.2 acres of sustainable productive land area per person, but humans consume 7.1 acres worth of resources. Since the 1970s, our economic growth has supported our increasing planetary population with unsustainable methods. Both A and B ONeither A nor B

Describe one type of negative market externality with a forest as it relates to climate change. Explain what the negative externality is and what it means for the market with no government intervention. b)  Now describe two different ways the government could intervene in the market you described in the previous question. How does each government action change that market and what are those changes c) Identify two important ways that a natural resource economist can support the government interventions you have described in this question

"Examine the economic impacts of implementing a carbon tax as a policy measure to combat climate change. Discuss how a carbon tax might influence consumer behavior, energy production, and technological innovation. Additionally, evaluate the potential effects on global trade patterns and the distribution of income. between different socioeconomic groups within a country."

What communication strategies would be most effective in conveying findings and recommendations to stakeholders? Select two strategies below and provide an explanation of why these are the best options.    Face-to-face interaction communicationPhone communicationWritten communication (letters, posters, memos, charts)Electronic communication (social networking, text messaging, chat websites)Email communicationWeb conferencing

PLEASE HELP, PLEASE  A) Read up about the benefits of Global Citizenship Education in resolving environmental issues based on the THREE (3) domains of learning, namely cognitive, socio-emotional and behaviour.

Describe the example given of the market-based “solution” to climate change thatexacerbated global uneven development. Did this program at least achieve its statedenvironmental goals?

What Enviornment and climate change program has been initiated and implemented by the govenment of Pakistan for the fiscal year 2021-22? Explain.

Some economists claim that grinding poverty and impatience impel people to strive for immediate gain, forgetting long-term environmental sustainability. You are an Environmental Economist in the Ministry of the Environment and Beautification in your local country, and you are tasked with holding a team meeting and the Chief Economist has given the following guidelines:   II. two critiques (most recent) of the environmental Kuznets Curve. III. the importance of inter-generational equity and optimal depletion with regards to non-renewable resources.

Identify a newspaper article that illustrates a market failure in your assignedCaribbean country. Ensure that you provide a screenshot of the article in your submission. NOTE: Only the following market failures should be examined: public good, asymmetric information, positive or negative externality. (i) Provide a brief summary of the main points in the article. (Maximum 30 words) (ii)Identify the type of market failure being discussed in the article and discuss why market failure occurs in this scenario. (iii) Suggest a relevant government policy that would yield the efficient outcome andcarefully explain the process through which the implementation of the government policy will lead to the optimal outcome. (Maximum 30 words)  (iv) How will the imposition of the chosen government policy impact consumer surplus, producer surplus and total surplus in this scenario? (Maximum 30 words)

(a) Explain what is meant by command-and-control in terms of a demand side climate change policy. What are the pros and cons of this as a poliey option? (b) Using a diagram, explain how a carbon tax could help reduce pollution. (c) Using a diagram or diagrams, explain how a cap-and-trade scheme could result in pollution reduction.

Question #4:  Natural resource policies and management practices often focus on addressing “spillover” effects of one person’s actions on other people.  For example, we discussed how logging practices might impact the livelihood of salmon fishermen in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.  A situation where logging results in erosion with consequential reduction in water quality and adverse effects on both recreational and commercial fishing.  We have considered the issue of how one farmer’s use of water from the Ogallala aquifer effects other users of the aquifer.  Property rights arrangements will dictate the extent to which these interactions persist and perhaps continue to degrade the resource, but so will the individual perceptions of the costs associated with the resource use.  In many of these situations, the private costs diverge significantly from the social costs of resource use and extraction.  In a well-organized essay, using material from class, describe how socially…

The revenues from an emissions-charge approach to controlling climate change would be unusually large in comparison to other pollutants. What circumstances would lead to high revenues?

The race to the bottom scenario of global environmental degradation is explained roughly like this:   Question 13 options:   Companies seek to reduce their costs of operations on plant and equipment design and this results in higher levels of pollution.   Companies seek the lowest market prices on products in order to gain market share, resulting in inferior goods and increased waste and pollution.   Profit-seeking multinational companies shift their production from countries with strong environmental standards to countries with weak standards, thus reducing their costs and increasing their profits.   Companies seek to influence environmental legislation standards are set to the lowest possible standards in the USA in order to maximize profits.

Illustrate the potential economic and financial effects of climate change

What do you understand by externalities? Why do they have to be addressed for sustaining economic activity or human wellbeing? A private or a market mediated approach to address externalities may not always be adequate in resolving the issue, therefore a recourse to public sector solutions is inevitable? Give suitable examples in elaborating your answer. With DIAGRAM (400-500 words)

While the traditional approach of U.S. government policies for environmental protection has had some level of success, some economists propose Group of answer choices a range of policies stipulating set limits governing pollutant emissions. stringent policies balancing industry profit goals and environmental quality. stringent policies that will return the environment to its former pristine quality. a range of more flexible, market-oriented pollution-control policies.

Public-private partnership ("PPPs") can be an effective way to build and implement new infrastructure or to renovaate, operate, maintain or manage existing transport infrastructure facilities. In both areas PPPs can be a mutually beneficial way to solve critical transportation problems. 1. Evaluate the effectiveness of Public Private Partnership in Namibia with reference to any PPP project/programme of your choice (preferably in the transport sector).

5) Suppose that an international agreement requires exporters to reduce their carbon emissions. In this context, government subsidies are provided to R&Ds that will enable green-friendly production in exporting industries that produce high-tech.a) Explain what might be the reasons for the implementation of such an activist policy.(Answer this question with the arguments of your main course book, (Krugman; Obstfeld; Melitz; 2015))b) Describe how the Environmental Kuznet curve works. Let's assume that there is a green-friendly technology transfer from developed countries to less developed countries in order to achieve the goal of a decrease in emission, then what will happen to the curve?

5) Suppose that an international agreement requires exporters to reduce their carbon emissions. In this context, government subsidies are provided to R&Ds that will enable green-friendly production in exporting industries that produce high-tech. a) Explain what might be the reasons for the implementation of such an activist policy. (Answer this question with the arguments of your main course book, (Krugman; Obstfeld; Melitz; 2015)) b) Describe how the Environmental Kuznet curve works. Let's assume that there is a green-friendly technology transfer from developed countries to less developed countries in order to achieve the goal of a decrease in emission, then what will happen to the curve?

Provide a brief introduction around strategic decision making and macro -environmental analysis.

Identify a newspaper article that illustrates a market failure in the  Caribbean country of Dominican republic. Ensure that you provide a screenshot of the article in your  submission. The screenshot should include the name of the publication, date of  publication and name of the article. NOTE: Only the following market failures should be examined: public good,  asymmetric information, positive or negative externality. (i) Identify the type of market failure being discussed in the article and discuss why  market failure occurs in this scenario.  (ii) Suggest a relevant government policy that would yield the efficient outcome and  carefully explain the process through which the implementation of the government  policy will lead to the optimal outcome. (Maximum 30 words)  (iii) Carefully explain how the imposition of the chosen government policy impact  consumer surplus, producer surplus and total surplus in this scenario. (Maximum  30 words)

Considering the elements in the external environment, it is correct to say that ______.   Question 37 options:   A)    All of these are true. B)    the socio-cultural environment has become less important in recent years because of the increasing diversity of the population in Canada. C)    the boundary between a company and the political-legal environment is more porous than the boundary between a company and the socio-cultural environment. D)    The economic environment will affect the performance of almost every business. E)    the political-legal environment is something that cannot be influenced by Canadian business firms.

What do economists call the costs of climate change imposed on the rest of the world by the production of a product? tragedy of the commons an externality a carbon tax a market failure

In an attempt to bring equity to the climate change agreement, the Framework Convention on Climate Change incorporated the concept of common but differentiated responsibilities, which suggested what? Select all that apply:   a. developing countries may need to hinder their growth in order to meet emission reduction goals   b. responsibility for reducing emissions should be placed on large corporations rather than countries   c. all countries should be responsible for the same percentage of emission reductions   d. the richest countries of the world should cut emissions prior to developing countries   e. countries that have contributed more to overall emissions should be responsible for more reductions

1a) Water filtration removes contaminants that increase the risk of plant diseases from a farmer's water sources. As a result, there is a decreased risk of consumers suffering illnesses from consuming crops grown with filtered water. Due to this, economists might suggest that the use of water filtration systems in agriculture has an associated ________ externality? 1b) Draw the private cost, private benefit, social cost, and social benefit curves in the market for water filtration systems. If any of the curves are the same, label the curve as both. 1c) Is there market failure if the market runs freely? If so, is the socially optimal quantity of farmers using water filtration systems higher or lower than the market outcome? 1d) Provide a policy suggestion that would help to correct any market failures that arise due to this externality. Explain why this would be effective.   2a) Livestock and poultry farming are some of the largest contributors of ammonia emissions. Ammonia has been…

a) Examine how the values of natural resources influence their management b) Explain how non-renewable resources may be classified

The climate policy toolkit has, to-date, mostly focused on demand side policies (i.e. policies that affect the pollution demand curve), some of which are ‘command-andcontrol’ and others are market based (e.g. cap-and-trade schemes, carbon taxes). (a) Explain what is meant by command-and-control in terms of a demand side climate change policy. What are the pros and cons of this as a policy option? (b) Using a diagram, explain how a carbon tax could help reduce pollution.

Most proponents of corporate environmental policy argue that the benefits of self-regulation far outweigh the impact of government regulatory frameworks in environmental management, particularly in the context of developing countries.  Agree or disagree with this statement and justify your opinion in a four points

1. Provide three reasons why it is important for environmental economists to adhere to a code of ethics, whether the code of ethics is formal (documented and sanctioned by an established group) or informal (simply a matter of thinking about what is right, possible spillover effects, and what advice would be appropriate)           2. Explain how environmental justice is related to decisions that governments make about how we use and/or protect environmental resources.