https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/global/un-defends-carbon-trading-scheme-from-us-criticism-2856.htm Daily carbon offset news, insight, community. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/global/un-defends-carbon-trading-scheme-from-us-criticism-2856.htm/comment-page-1#comment-744 Chris Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:32:00 +0000 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/?p=2856#comment-744 Thanks Hector for your perspective. The alternatives for reducing GHG emissions, whether by cap-and-trade or a carbon tax or other regulatory means is a bit more complicated. There's some other <a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/dec/07/cap-and-trade-or-carbon-tax/" rel="nofollow">good discussion</a> surrounding this same issue. Thanks Hector for your perspective. The alternatives for reducing GHG emissions, whether by cap-and-trade or a carbon tax or other regulatory means is a bit more complicated. There’s some other good discussion surrounding this same issue.

]]> https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/global/un-defends-carbon-trading-scheme-from-us-criticism-2856.htm/comment-page-1#comment-743 Hector Ginzo Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:03:16 +0000 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/?p=2856#comment-743 The reality is that the production of carbon offsets has not been used by developed countries to help them reduce their GHG emissions. On the contrary, these have been (on average) steadily increasing. But the whole offset thing has created a very profitable industry of project developers, validators, verifiers and certifiers, and offset traders. The offset alternative has become a business in itself, fairly away of its original purpose of complementing the emissions reduction effort. I agree with Mr. Hansen: offsets should be scrapped as a way to effectively abate climate change. The reality is that the production of carbon offsets has not been used by developed countries to help them reduce their GHG emissions. On the contrary, these have been (on average) steadily increasing. But the whole offset thing has created a very profitable industry of project developers, validators, verifiers and certifiers, and offset traders. The offset alternative has become a business in itself, fairly away of its original purpose of complementing the emissions reduction effort. I agree with Mr. Hansen: offsets should be scrapped as a way to effectively abate climate change.

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