Have you heard about "polluter pays principle"?

您是否听说过“污者自付计划”？

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It allows for a huge increase in "offsets" -where a polluter pays someone else to stop polluting instead of curbing his own emissions.

这一提案还允许了大量的“抵消”行为——就是一个排放企业不限排，而改为为另外一个企业的不排放付款。

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Under the "polluter pays principle", where users pay for the bad effects they cause, the damage caused by planes is not being paid for.

按照污染者承担原则，无论哪里谁要是犯错谁就要为自己的行为埋单，可是飞机带来的破坏就没有人来承担了。

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It also urges a review of the system for damages for oil spills to ensure that the "polluter pays" principle is upheld.

BBC: Maritime policy debate

In line with the "polluter pays" principle, the EU plan also stipulates that producers would have to organize and finance the treatment, recovery and disposal of waste.

CNN: EU proposals aim to reduce electronic waste

Those who choose to use this specific method should, at least if we are to be consistent about polluter pays, thus be bearing this extra environmental cost.

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