1. Based on the fact that the Kyoto protocol was not binding on developing nations, but was binding on developed nations, what is a reasonable inference regarding the notion of fairness that governed the reasoning behind the Kyoto protocol?

Developed nations have more infrastructure than non-developed nations, so developed nations need to be trusted with the leadership of addressing climate change.

Developed nations, who caused the majority of CO2 pollution, should be the most responsible for bearing the economic burden of addressing climate change.

Developed nations are older countries, who therefore have a greater stake in addressing climate change and maintaining their legacy.

Developed nations are richer, therefore they should have to pay the costs associated with climate change.

2. Historically, how have the costs associated with pollution been addressed?

Little pollution has been caused by businesses, and what has been caused has been able to be dealt with effectively by small community based groups.

They have been treated as the cost of doing business and the public has borne the costs.

They have been factored into the prices of products that were sold to the public so that companies could pay to clean up the pollution they cause.

They have been handled by the government, who taxed businesses in order to make sure that all the pollution caused by businesses is cleaned up.