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Practice question: Polluter Pays Principle

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which cost-allocation approach does Rio Principle 16 promote?
  1. All pollution costs must fall on victims
  2. Polluters should in principle bear pollution costs
  3. Only foreign taxpayers should pay
  4. Environmental costs should be ignored
  5. Pollution costs must always be paid equally by every citizen

Legal references

  • https://www.un.org/esa/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm — Rio Declaration (1992), Principle 16

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