<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Biz aims to offset habitat impact by boosting biodiversity elsewhere]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Tasermons Partner http://www.grist.org/article/biodiversity1/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:42:41 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/biodiversity1/1 Here's an idea...

...why not go ahead with that nice biodiversity scheme...but, with a twist, cancel the mining and oil drilling part and protect the birds and truffels as well.

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...why not go ahead with that nice biodiversity scheme...but, with a twist, cancel the mining and oil drilling part and protect the birds and truffels as well.

]]> Comment #2 by danlewer http://www.grist.org/article/biodiversity1/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:08:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/biodiversity1/2 carbon is a commodity, species aren't

if you are going to hurt the truffles anyway, why not protect the antelopes? but it's not a compensation. GHG emissions have the same global warming impact no matter where or how they are emitted. that's why carbon offsetting is sound in principle.

saving the antelopes is not comparable to killing the truffles, on the other hand, so an 'offset' doesn't work.

it will certainly be difficult to create a market out of biodiversity credits because there will be no commodity, as there is in carbon markets (1 tonne of co2e).

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if you are going to hurt the truffles anyway, why not protect the antelopes? but it's not a compensation. GHG emissions have the same global warming impact no matter where or how they are emitted. that's why carbon offsetting is sound in principle.

saving the antelopes is not comparable to killing the truffles, on the other hand, so an 'offset' doesn't work.

it will certainly be difficult to create a market out of biodiversity credits because there will be no commodity, as there is in carbon markets (1 tonne of co2e).

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