command-and-control regulation? The U.S. government determines solar panels are cleaner energy and subsidizes their use to reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries. The U.S. government makes subsidies available to the manufacturing industries whose CO2 emissions exceed certain levels to install equipment to scrub the CO2 from their emissions. The U.S. government requires firms to install antipollution equipment to improve air and water quality.

command-and-control regulation? The U.S. government determines solar panels are cleaner energy and subsidizes their use to reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries. The U.S. government makes subsidies available to the manufacturing industries whose CO2 emissions exceed certain levels to install equipment to scrub the CO2 from their emissions. The U.S. government requires firms to install antipollution equipment to improve air and water quality.

Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition

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Chapter9: Competition And Monopolies

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