In response to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change of 2015, the U.S. government
A. increased the upper limit on the number of available permits for its nation's large polluters.
B. promised to reduce its nation's emissions of greenhouse gases by reducing the use of coal to generate electricity.
C. immediately implemented its own cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions.
D. promised to buy greenhouse gas emission permits from developing nations.
Answer: B
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