Practice question
States negotiate an environmental program that considers unequal contributions to degradation and differences in technology and financial resources. Which principle most directly informs that approach?
- Automatic equal cash payments
- Exclusive territorial ownership of the atmosphere
- A ban on all technology assistance
- A rule forbidding cooperation
- Common but differentiated responsibilities
Legal references
- https://www.un.org/esa/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm — Rio Declaration (1992), Principle 7
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