Question

What can you infer about the distribution of the effects of climate change? “The world’s least developed countries contribute only 10 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions.”

A) The poorest countries contribute very little to climate change and feel less of its effects.

B) The poorest countries are the main source of annual global carbon dioxide emissions.

C) The poorest countries are responsible for climate change.

D) The poorest countries contribute the least, but are impacted the most by climate change.


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Answer 1

D) The poorest countries contribute the least, but are impacted the most by climate change. I would say that this is the correct answer as evidenced by the suffering and devastation wreaked on the Caribbean islands by the hurricanes last fall which are mostly tiny countries without heavy industry and with few automobiles.