Volkswagen to Offset Owner’s Carbon Footprint through Partnership with CarbonFund.org
August 31, 2007 – 8:06 am by Dan Volkens
Filed under Industry News
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that they have partnered with Carbonfund.org to offset one year of carbon emission from each new Volkswagen vehicle sold in the United States from September 1, 2007 through January 2, 2008. Via media.vw.com
Volkswagen to Offset Owner’s Carbon Footprint through Partnership with CarbonFund.org
August 31, 2007 – 8:06 am by Dan Volkens
I write about this a lot on my site that covers global warming (http://www.globalwarming-factorfiction.com) and I am typically very skeptical of carbon trading schemes.
P.T. Barnum supposedly said that there was a sucker born every minute. Sometimes, when I read about carbon credits, I am not sure who the sucker is - the person buying, the person selling, or the general public for thinking it is helping!
In order for credits to be feasible and to be more than a “feel good” gesture, we need solid accounting, accountability, and penalties. We have none of that now and this article makes this painfully clear. We cannot allow credits to be used for minor contributions to a project. The credit must go to the cost of reducing the greenhouse gas.