If I buy carbon credit the money goes to someone in a 3rd world ctry so they won't cut down their trees?
Does that mean the demand for forest products is reduced by buying carbon credits? If Obama's brother in Kenya does not cut down his trees because he gets the proceeds of the carbon credits (after Al Gore takes his cut), won't someone in a country like Brazil fill the need for tree products and cut down his trees? This only makes sense, if the actually idea is to lower the standard of living in developed countries. Is that the real idea? Ultimately that is the only way this would seem to actually works, right. Make it to expensive to build new affordable housing for the poor and things like that right. I mean rich people will still buy homes so the poor in developed countries will be the ones punished. Does this about sum it up or am I missing something?
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They'll take your money and still cut the trees. A few people will make millions and nothing will really change.
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You are right that this is all about moving money around and will do absolutely nothing at all to help the environment.
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...and I have a nice chunk of beach front property down south that I will sell for cheap.
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As I understand it, carbon credits are allotted equally, but the major corporations who would like to pollute the air and water a bit more simply buy the carbon credits from a poorer neighbor who does not have the technology or factories to use them. I don't think it has anything to do with cutting down trees, nor Al Gore or Obama. Carbon credits have been around a long time. It's just a way for the big polluters to continue to pollute without anyone crying "foul!"
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carbon credits is a load of bull**** thats all i have to say.
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No, the money goes to governments and companies that do not use as much carbon. Each company will be allotted so much carbon, if they want to use more, they need to buy the credits from others that do not use their full allotment. This could be anybody, really, but third world countries will probably have the most to sell. I do not think there is any stipulation on cutting down trees, unless they are using carbon to do it. This is why it is such a scam. We will still be putting out the same amount of carbon, but the company will have to pay more for it, which in turn means, WE will pay more for everything. All companies use electricity, many companies use gas, oil, coal, even. We will pay more for everything these companies produce, but the imports will cost so much less, the American companies will be forced out of business. You do not need a degree to figure this out. No company pays taxes, fees, or costs, without passing them on to the consumers. It is just a fact.
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