At an international conference on global climate change, a representative of a developing country admits that each year, his country contributes the same amount of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as the United States
However, he argues that because his country has only 10% of the wealth of the United States, the United States should pay much more of the costs of adaptation. This representative's arguments illustrate the A) polluter pays principle.
B) precautionary principle.
C) equity principle.
D) conservation of the commons principle.
C
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