With the current environmental and sustainable trend, many companies are looking at carbon credits as method to sell away there inability to cut their own carbon-dioxide emissions.
An article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal looks at recent action by the UN to tighten requirements and "Some Carbon-Credit Projects Find a Tougher Road to Approval:"
These days, the U.N. is rejecting projects at a greater rate. The issue centers on whether projects, ranging from sugar plants to wind farms, would have been built anyway without financial assistance from selling credits. If so, credit buyers wouldn't be fulfilling their obligation to reduce greenhouse-gas outputs. The debate is especially relevant as the U.S. mulls a carbon-trading system.
Buying carbon credits is a lot easier (and cheaper) to do then buying more efficient and “greener” printing presses and equipment. This article drives home the point that we need to vigilant in what we do to make our companies sustainable.
Discussion
By Joe Rickard on Apr 23, 2008
Peter Davoren CEO of Turner Construction is speaking at a morning breakfast business dialogue sponsored by Dominican College,NY on May 2 to share his experience and analysis of the positive and long term economic effects on those who build, manage and use "green buildings". This may some applications for us in the printing industry as well. "Going green" is a big part of their strategy.
He may have some opinions on our questions. It is being held at the Rockland Country Club in Sparkill NY. The donation is $25 includes Breakfast. Breakfast starts at 7:45 AM and the dialogue starts at 8:30 and ends at 9:30. Just show up or call the college at 845 848 7806
By Patrick Berger on Apr 23, 2008
Carbon credits are all HYPE. Either your polluting or your not. It is just that simple.
By Tom Stodola on Apr 24, 2008
Buying carbon offsets are like buying absolutions from the mideaval Catholic Church - they may make you feel good, but they don't do anything. Sustainability is about what YOU can do to help.