Taxes on emissions have

A. led to firms discovering costless methods of extraction of pollutants from liquid discharges.
B. led to increased waste disposal of pollutants.
C. led to voluntary reduction in emissions to avoid the taxes.
D. not been an efficient penalty. Firms continue to pollute.


Answer: C

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