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From 1880 to 2000 Britain's economy grew fivefold, but emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, were the same on a per capita basis in Britain in 2000 as they were in 1880.
11.
The claims made above are incompatible with which one of the following generalizations?
a
A decrease in per capita emissions of carbon dioxide never occurs during a period of economic growth.
b
Countries whose economies are growing slowly or not at all usually cannot afford to enact laws restricting carbon dioxide emissions.
c
Economic growth initially leads to increased per capita emissions of greenhouse gases, but eventually new technologies are developed that tend to reduce these emissions.
d
As the world's population grows, emissions of greenhouse gases will increase proportionately.
e
Economic growth always increases household income and consumption, which inevitably increases per capita emissions of carbon dioxide.