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Which one of the following statements best describes the term ‘Social Cost of Carbon’? It is a measure, in monetary value, of the

Options

(a)

long-term damage done by a tonne of CO2, emissions in a given year.

(b)

requirement of fossil fuels for a country to provide goods and services to its citizens,

(c)

efforts put in by a climate refugee to adapt to live in a new place.

(d)

contribution of an individual person to the carbon footprint on the planet Earth.

Answer

(A)