Cap-and-trade is a system that ________

A) permits industries that pollute at levels below the federal cap to sell credits to industries that pollute at levels above the cap
B) rapidly brings pollution emissions to near zero for participating industries
C) specifies a certain cap on industrial pollutants that can be traded to other nations
D) allows industries to set their own levels for pollution emission so trading can continue
E) has been repealed by Congress as useless in diminishing pollution


A

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