Cap-and-trade: A market-based regulatory system that sets a total emission cap, distributes permits, and allows companies to buy and sell permits.
How to apply it: Use cap-and-trade to explain how economic incentives can reduce greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Global Change
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