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An inspirational idea that promises to make a real and positive difference.... and a wonderful opportunity to help sort out the climate mess we've all created.
Prof. Chris Turney, University of Exeter and author of Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past
Probably the most creative anti-climate change website around.
Alok Jha, The Guardian (listen to the podcast)
Here at last is a way to really keep carbon out of the atmosphere - by buying pollution credits on the European market and destroying them. I wholeheartedly support this initiative, and the vital linked campaign to get the European carbon cap tightened up.
Mark Lynas, New Statesman environment correspondent and author of Six Degrees, www.marklynas.org
From the Blog
Why offsetting can be upsetting
Sun, 08/17/2008 - 11:09 — SandbagI met a great journalist last week who has been trying to get under the skin of the offsetting industry, including by visiting some of the projects people are investing in to create the emissions 'reductions' that people are buying to compensate for their own 'unavoidable'* emissions.
I can completely see why the offsetting industry has sprung up and why it is growing at such a fast pace. As awareness of climate change rises it is natural to want to be able to do something about it. But offsetting is fraught with moral hazard. The guys who set up www.cheatneutral.com have brilliantly highlighted one of the problems - does paying someone not to do something bad, so you can continue, really help things? ...continues