For Sale - Used Carbon
The more I read...
...The more it dawns on me that it's the cure for global warming that is the hoax.
In each case, the move toward environmentalism is largely accomplished by purchasing "carbon offsets," which in theory allow a buyer to balance greenhouse-gas emissions by sending money to a seller that invests it in a business that does the environment some good.
Uh hunh. And since when has business ever done the environment some good?
But for such a transaction to be truly "carbon neutral," the seller would have to use the offset money to create an environmental benefit that would not otherwise have happened.
Like... create another rain forest?
I mean, not to be a DebbieDowner or anything, but I don't see how anything other than the worldwide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will do anything to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.
But apparently, we've got this, now - so I guess the motivation for worldwide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions amongst the business set is pretty low:
The carbon-offset market was non-existent just a few years ago, but it is big business now, with researchers estimating the activity in North America was worth more than $100 million last year.
Seriously, wouldn't it be nice if the rich would just pay each other to do nothing? I'd be willing to call it even. How about you?
