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A. Cleaner nations will become richer and their economies grow faster than dirty nations.
B. If Africa were to burn its own coal reserves, the resultant carbon emissions would cause trillions of dollars of damage to the rest of the world.
C. A global carbon market will create a new global system of economic values
D. But if the developed world can't clean up the globe on its own, it can create market conditions that make reduction in carbon emissions an economic priority for every nation
E. Of course, the US - and all developed nations for that matter - can't solve the emissions problem alone.

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BEBCA
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CAEBD
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CBDEA
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EBDCA
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The correct option is D EBDCA
DC is a mandatory pair. D suggests a problem to the solution of carbon emissions and C talks about the effect of such policy. A should follow C as it talks about the further effects. EB is also a mandatory pair. B is an example or extension of E.

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