<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Why secondary carbon markets should be minimized in climate legislation]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Sam Wells http://www.grist.org/article/markets-vs-emission-reductions/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:10:47 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/markets-vs-emission-reductions/1 About Time

Thank you for the posting.  

I was working at a state air quality agency (TX) when emissions trading, netting, bubble permits, flexible permits, and offsets were invented.

You're right the money was in the permits and standards - the lawyers and not the market trading side.

How refreshing!

Onward through the fog

]]> About Time

Thank you for the posting.  

I was working at a state air quality agency (TX) when emissions trading, netting, bubble permits, flexible permits, and offsets were invented.

You're right the money was in the permits and standards - the lawyers and not the market trading side.

How refreshing!

Onward through the fog

]]> Comment #2 by Pangolin http://www.grist.org/article/markets-vs-emission-reductions/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:18:56 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/markets-vs-emission-reductions/2 Trading sand on a beach?

As near as I can tell carbon markets are like a private beach where those special people admitted go down and trade sand to each other and then bill us for the transactions.

It reminds me way too much of my experience with divorce lawyers. After five years and $40k in legal fees we got exactly a 50/50 split of custody and assets. The lawyers got $20k each.

Does anybody else have this feeling?

Put the Carbon Back

]]> Trading sand on a beach?

As near as I can tell carbon markets are like a private beach where those special people admitted go down and trade sand to each other and then bill us for the transactions.

It reminds me way too much of my experience with divorce lawyers. After five years and $40k in legal fees we got exactly a 50/50 split of custody and assets. The lawyers got $20k each.

Does anybody else have this feeling?

Put the Carbon Back

]]> Comment #3 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/markets-vs-emission-reductions/ Thu, 01 May 2008 14:46:44 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/markets-vs-emission-reductions/3 Interesting post, Gar

It seems than any idea we come up with has to acknowledge human nature. How will it be gamed for short term personal gain?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Interesting post, Gar

It seems than any idea we come up with has to acknowledge human nature. How will it be gamed for short term personal gain?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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