if the object is the reduce carbons. so! some one sells his to gore and burns the sellers carbons for him.. makes no sense.
a true reduction is rationing. that will never happen.
2007-03-09 09:52:16 · 7 answers · asked by MR TADS 4 in Environment
Whoa! Hold on here. Who has issued carbon credits to trade? No one. These are created when the government sets emission standards and work this way: Suppose you own a business and emit 100 tons of carbon dioxide annually. The government gives you 95 carbon credits good for emitting 95 tons. You work hard to reduce your "carbon footprint" and as luck would have it only release 85 tons that year. You now have 10 carbon credits. You can use them next year or you can sell them. The point is this:
There are no carbon credits to buy until the government sets emission limits, which it has not yet done. So, if Al Gore's people rationalize his glutinous carbon footprint behavior by saying he's purchased "carbon offsets" they are committing a fraud upon your intelligence. There is no such thing in this country as a "carbon credit or carbon offset" that is not at this time part of the speaker's imagination.
2007-03-09 11:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True TRUE reduction will only come from new technologies, like solar or fusion or whatever. Rationing will just ruin the world economy. Trading credits MIGHT put money in the hands of people in a position to develop those new technologies, but if you really believe that I have some Enron stock to sell you!
2007-03-09 11:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 23:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by console 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a fraud, it's an admittedly slow start, buta start nonetheless. It gives a reasonable incentive for people to start upgrading their plants, and it rewards those who go above and beyond what is necessary.
2007-03-09 10:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wish u would quit using Gore's fossil fuel.
2007-03-09 11:21:13 · answer #5 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed. A political gesture, and a way of raising even more taxes.
2007-03-09 09:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if companies have cash incentive they may change to cleaner fuels, which can save them even more money...
2007-03-09 10:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by Thinker Paul 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋