Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Current environmental sanctions against polluters are ineffective and seldom enforced.
- In plain terms
- Penalties for polluters are too weak and rarely used.
- What can you take from it?
- Strengthen environmental laws to make polluting costly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are sanctions rarely enforced?
- How do we make penalties effective?
Another view
Tighter regulations might face opposition from industries fearing economic loss.
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