Carbon dioxide emissions have been linked to degradation of air quality. The following table lists some potential regulations targeting the amount of airborne carbon dioxide. For each policy listed, identify whether it is a command-and-control policy (regulation), tradable permit system, corrective subsidy, or corrective tax. Tradable Permit System Public Policy. The government charges factories $210 for every ton of carbon dioxide. they emit. The government orders every factory to adopt a new technology, which reduces carbon-dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The government limits total carbon-dioxide emissions by all factories to 280,000 tons per five years. Each individual factory is given the right to emit 240 tons of carbon dioxide, and factories may buy and sell these rights in a marketplace The government agrees to reimburse all factories that purchase new, emissions-reducing technology in order to provide cleaner air. Command-and- Control Policy Corrective Subsidy O O Corrective Tax

Carbon dioxide emissions have been linked to degradation of air quality. The following table lists some potential regulations targeting the amount of airborne carbon dioxide. For each policy listed, identify whether it is a command-and-control policy (regulation), tradable permit system, corrective subsidy, or corrective tax. Tradable Permit System Public Policy. The government charges factories $210 for every ton of carbon dioxide. they emit. The government orders every factory to adopt a new technology, which reduces carbon-dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The government limits total carbon-dioxide emissions by all factories to 280,000 tons per five years. Each individual factory is given the right to emit 240 tons of carbon dioxide, and factories may buy and sell these rights in a marketplace The government agrees to reimburse all factories that purchase new, emissions-reducing technology in order to provide cleaner air. Command-and- Control Policy Corrective Subsidy O O Corrective Tax

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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