Q: Which of the following statements about economic instruments for environmental management are correct?
(A) Pollution taxes aim to internalise environmental costs by incorporating them into prices faced by polluters;
(B) Subsidies for fossil fuels can encourage higher use of polluting energy sources and increase emissions;
(C) Tradable permit systems allow firms flexibility to meet emission targets by buying and selling allowances;
(D) Economic instruments can be combined with regulations and information tools as part of a policy mix;
(E) Economic instruments always increase pollution and therefore should never be used;
(F) Environmental valuation methods attempt to estimate monetary values of ecosystem services and environmental damages;
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