?Match the term with the correct description.
A. ?trying to manipulate certain natural conditions to help counter the human-enhanced greenhouse effect
B. as an alternative to carbon taxes, this policy allows polluters to trade permits for emissions
C. ?a way for more-developed countries to help less-developed countries bypass older, energy-wasting and polluting technologies
D. ?1997 international agreement aimed at slowing atmospheric warming and projected climate change
E. ?the amount of CO2 generated by an individual, an organization, a country, or any other entity over a given period
A. ?geoengineering
B. ?cap-and-trade
C. ?technology transfer
D. ?Kyoto Protocol
E. ?carbon footprint
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