Question

(Last Word) According to Yale University's Environmental Performance Index (EPI), A) growth in GDP per person initially improves environmental quality and then gradually reduces it. B) countries with higher GDP per person tend to have healthier environments. C) countries with lower GDP per person tend to have healthier environments. D) there is no correlation between GDP per person and environmental quality.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) countries with higher GDP per person tend to have healthier environments.

Explanation:

According to the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) elaborated by Yale and Columbia universities, a strong positive correlation exists between high GDP per capita and healthier environments. There are a few exceptions to this correlation, in Asian (especially Arab) countries where GDP per capita might be high, but the vast majority of income is received by a vary small number of people. But in the rest of the world, a high GDP per capita generally results in healthier environments.