| Brits Consider Personal Carbon Quotas |
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| Written by Samantha Hulkower | |
| Tuesday, 27 May 2008 | |
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Economy-wide versus sector-specific methods of cap-and-trade are controversial enough, but British politicians are advocating a more intimate way of controlling per capita emissions: personal carbon quotas. Under the proposal, anytime one of the Queen's subjects wants to fill up their gas tank or buy a plane ticket, they would need to give up some of their allotted credits on the equivalent of a carbon debit card. And, if they run out before the year is through, they would have to buy more credits, just like private sector programs. Like so many programs, this sounds good in theory, but we aren't sure how well people (British or otherwise) will handle their carbon credits. As the credit card industry has demonstrated, most of us don't exactly use our plastic in a Comments (11)
  written by Samantha Hulkower, May 29, 2008
I think you're overestimating the time and effort Americans (I don't know enough about the British to comment on their spending habits beyond what I said in the post) put into their credit/banking. People are always overdrafting, carrying balances, and paying fees that they really have no idea what they are for. My point was that I see the proposed credit program as not doing enough to get people to consider their carbon footprint, but merely a tax on consumption.
written by Hank, June 08, 2008
Who cares if the average person understands the credits, if it reduces emissions (either through understanding or financial pressure) it's better than what's being done now (nothing).
This is no different than other aspects of life people seem baffled by (taxes, personal finance, budgeting, ...), those who understand it will benefit. You can't dumb down the world to the lowest common denominator. written by Samantha, June 08, 2008
But do you really think taxing people to death is the best way to get them to alter their behavior...or will it ultimately make them more resentful of the environmental movement in general.
There have to be more effective ways of addressing carbon consumption. Sure, the US government isn't taking any decisive action to reduce carbon emissions...but right now they don't have to, since the rising cost of oil is making "The American Way of Life" as prohibitively expensive as I'm sure a personal carbon quota was envisioned to act. I'll bet money that this year our emissions will be reduced by a greater percentage than in 2007 because we're in a (or are approaching) a recession. Is that really how you want our emissions to be reduced? written by dd, October 10, 2008
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Yeah, OK, we can be the change that we want to see in the world. But unless powerful people in powerful positions want to be that change as well, nothing's going to change.
So now, finally, there's a place where you can go for news and analysis of politics from an environmental perspective.
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