Command and Control
Another name for command and control regulations.
What are Legislation/Laws
List 2 economic incentives that can reduce air pollution
What are: green taxes, subsidy, tax credits?
This method is uses a combination of laws and economic incentives to reduce air pollution
What is cap and trade?
Two examples of reducing air pollution via technology are
What are scrubbers and catalytic converters?
3 ways we can reduce air pollution
What are: using cleaner fuels/renewable energy, implement laws, use technology to remove pollutants, use economic incentives?
An example of command and control regulation
What is the clean air act?
The "polluter pays" principle or a tax on pollution
What is a green tax?
The first step in implementing cap and trade.
What is setting a cap or upper limit for total amount of allowable air pollution?
Scrubbers remove these specific air pollutants
Describe the difference between command and control regulations and green taxes.
Command and control= sets a law that prevents a certain amount of pollution to be released; doesn't tell you how to reduce pollution
Green Tax = a financial punishment/fee for polluting paid to the government
The definition of command and control
What is a law/legislation that sets national limits on the amount of pollution that can be emitted?
The definition of a tax credit
What is a reduction in the amount you would have to pay for a desirable action?
or What are actions that support the environment like a reduction in the amount of money you pay for an electric car?
The second step in cap and trade.
Companies are given permits that allow them to emit a certain amount of pollution.
This is how a scrubber works?
Dirty air flows in, contaminants stick to the water and fall out of the air column, clean air flows out. Sludge is stored.
These are the advantages and disadvantages of cap and trade.
Adv = reduces air pollution
Dis= creates localized areas of pollution; wealthy companies still pollute
The Clean Air Act regulates these 6 air pollutants
SOx, NOx, Lead, Ozone, Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide
The definition of a subsidy
What is financial assistance given by the government to promote desired activities?
The third step in cap and trade.
Companies that produce less pollution sell their permits to those that pollute more. Overall air pollution is reduced
Catalytic converters intake these air pollutants from a combustion engine
What are carbon monoxide, NOx and VOCs?
Describe the steps of cap and trade.
1. a total amount of pollution is set aka "cap"
2. Permits are issued to all companies/industries that allow them to emit a part of the total
3. Some companies sell permits and make a profit if they are polluting less and some companies buy more permits if they are polluting more and can afford it
4. overall air pollution is reduced
The Clean Air Act has reduced this amount of air pollution since it's inception.
70%
An example of BOTH a government subsidy and a green tax
Government subsidy: Govt gives money to those that install PV cells in their homes
Green Tax: those that drive Hummers (cars w/ bad MPG) pay more taxes
What is one drawback to cap and trade?
It can cause concentrated pockets of air pollution in certain areas and/or companies with more money can keep polluting
Catalytic Converters release these emissions from your car
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Water and N2 gas
The is the most dangerous indoor air pollutant in developing countries
Particulate Matter