The wind blows across Country A and into Country B. Country A has fossil-fuel-burning power plants, but a relatively low level of air pollution. Country B has power plants run by moving water (hydroelectric plants), but a higher level of pollution
What's happening? What could the two countries do to correct the situation? Explain how this pertains to international air-pollution laws.
The wind can scatter pollutants from the area where they are produced elsewhere. If the wind is blowing pollutants from Country A into Country B, then even though Country B is acting more sustainably they may suffer the consequences of Country A's less responsible actions. It would be important to establish a clear connection between the pollution in Country B and the actions of power plants in Country A before the countries correct the situation. Possible resolutions might be reimbursements for Country B or resolutions for Country A to reduce emissions by a certain percentage per year until reasonable standards were met. International air-pollution laws are complicated, since some countries may be taking on a pollution responsibility that is not necessarily their own. Flexibility for such issues has to be built into international law.
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