Why has cooperation on stopping ozone depletion been easier than cooperation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
A)Ozone depletion is not subject to collective action problems.
B)Compared to the costs,the return on stopping ozone depletion is greater and more certain than stopping climate change.
C)States have had less time to address climate change.
D)There were no special interests that wanted to protect CFC production.

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Compared to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, stopping ozone depletion has had more immediate and visible benefits, such as improving public health and reducing skin cancer rates. In addition, the costs of stopping ozone depletion are more certain and less contested than the costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, cooperation on stopping ozone depletion has been easier than cooperation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Why Has Cooperation on Stopping Ozone Depletion Been Easier Than