Which of the following is more likely to result in better pollution reduction technologies?
A) environmental subsidies to nonpolluters
B) transferable pollution rights
C) media attention directed at the worst polluters
D) pollution tax

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Transferable pollution rights create a market for pollution reduction technologies, where companies can buy and sell permits to emit pollutants. This incentivizes the development of better pollution reduction technologies as companies seek to reduce their emissions and sell excess permits. The other options may provide some incentive for pollution reduction, but they do not create the same market-driven approach to technology innovation as transferable pollution rights.

Which of the Following Is More Likely to Result in Better