Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Carbon Offsets/Credits: Only a Temporary Solution

Small correction: getting people carbon offset credits for Christmas might send the wrong message. "Hey, take an extra drive in your car today! It's on me ;) " Not the goal. After talking with my friends Colin the Radical and Bart my Bus Buddy they pointed out that carbon credits are not a sustainable solution - we can't just keep planting trees or building more methane digestors as a means of "making up for" our carbon pooping.

So coming back to my senses - carbon offsets are merely a temporary solution until we can find overhaul some large-scale systems. Now, just how to change those systems? No dream to big, what would it take?

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