Carbon Offsets: Scam, Not Salvation
In the battle against climate change, most media attention has been paid to “cap-and-trade” schemes, under which countries set upper limits (“caps”) on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and allow companies to sell (“trade”) unused emissions rights to other firms. However, there is a second path to global warming salvation: Carbon offsets.
Posted: 08/01/2009 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Global Warming