Question: 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 green-house gases to the atmosphere as a particular developed nation. However, he argues that because his country has only 10% of the wealth of that developed nation, the developed nation should pay much more of the costs of adaptation. This representatives arguments illustrate the:
Options:
A) polluter pays principle.
B) precautionary principle.
C) equity principle.
D) conservation of the commons principle.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
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