It has been proposed that a government agency be charged with the task of determining the amount of pollution that the atmosphere (or a body of water) can safely absorb, establish "rights" to this limited amount of pollution, and sell those limited amount of rights to firms. The firms can then buy and sell these rights among themselves later. This approach is known as the

A) taxes and subsidies system.
B) cap-and-trade system.
C) property rights system.
D) market and command system.

Pollution Rights

Permits or allowances that authorize the holder to emit a certain amount of pollution, often tradeable in a market to encourage reduction of pollution in cost-effective ways.

Taxes

Compulsory financial charges or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.

Subsidies

Financial assistance provided by governments to individuals, businesses, or other entities, aimed at promoting economic activities that are deemed beneficial for the public interest.