Quiz – Discount Rate Debate

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Public versus private banks

Intergenerational ethics versus market economics

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Taxes versus subsidies

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Solar versus wind power

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Public versus private banks

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Ignoring future damages

Urgency and moral equality for future generations

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Delaying all action

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Maximizing short-term profit

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Ignoring future damages

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

Immediate full decarbonization

Economic preferences permitting gradual action

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Absolute moral equality across generations

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Zero value for the present

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Immediate full decarbonization

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

No climate policy at all

Immediate mitigation

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Indefinite delay

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Pure adaptation only

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No climate policy at all

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each position or rate to its meaning.

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Low discount rate favoring urgent mitigation
Higher discount rate favoring a gradual response
Weights future damages heavily
Weights present costs more heavily

Stern

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Nordhaus

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Low discount rate

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High discount rate

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Name the field of ethics concerned with fairness between present and future generations.

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