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Jul-2021

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World Economy

About a billion people - one-sixth of the world's population live in the developed countries of the market economy. Those affluent societies account for more than 75% of the world's energy and resource consumption and create the bulk of industrial, toxic, and consumer waste. The developed economies thus leave large ecological footprints. Despite such intense use of energy and materials, however, levels of pollution are relatively low in the developed economies. Why? Three factors account for this seeming paradox; stringent environmental regulations, the greening of industry, and the relocation of the most polluting activities to the emerging economies.

What main point is the author trying to make?

a) To some extent the greening of the developed world has been at the expense of the environment in emerging economies.b) Rapid industrialization of developed economies offsets the environmental gains in the emerging economies.c) Businesses in emerging economies are often oblivious to their negative impact on the environment.d) Developed world remains by far the biggest culprit for spread of pollution.

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