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Impact of Technological Availability on Environmental Treaties
An international agreement was highly successful in phasing out a class of environmentally harmful industrial chemicals. A key reason for its success was the ready availability of effective and affordable replacement technologies. Imagine a scenario where this agreement was pursued without such replacements being available. Analyze the likely impact this single change would have had on the treaty's implementation and outcome. What specific economic and political challenges would participating nations have likely encountered?
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