Posted: Nov 28, 2018 12:20 pm
Hello. Late to the thread. Not sure I've learned much.
I do think I know some people who might like a carbon credit as a Christmas present (maybe just a small one as a supplement to a main gift) and I can see that it might lead them to be aware of the scheme if they weren't already, or bring it back to the front of their mind if they were. I'm quite fond of the idea that changes can come incrementally through making consideration of important issues part of daily life and daily thought, even if only insofar as it changes the agenda of elected politicians, and perhaps which politicians get elected.
The scheme itself clearly has some flaws, such as those underlined by Regina, but I don't think they totally countervail the merit of offsetting. I think I discussed some of that with Hermit in a more productive thread a while back.
Not a bad idea, KIR.
I do think I know some people who might like a carbon credit as a Christmas present (maybe just a small one as a supplement to a main gift) and I can see that it might lead them to be aware of the scheme if they weren't already, or bring it back to the front of their mind if they were. I'm quite fond of the idea that changes can come incrementally through making consideration of important issues part of daily life and daily thought, even if only insofar as it changes the agenda of elected politicians, and perhaps which politicians get elected.
The scheme itself clearly has some flaws, such as those underlined by Regina, but I don't think they totally countervail the merit of offsetting. I think I discussed some of that with Hermit in a more productive thread a while back.
Not a bad idea, KIR.