Comments on: Carbon offsetting is beneficial to the environment http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/ A walk down EcoStreet is a step in the green direction. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31119 Matt Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:49:53 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/#comment-31119 Stating that carbon offsetting is 'good' for the environment is a flawed argument, any action that promoted the business as usual approach is the wrong one. Stating that carbon offsetting is ‘good’ for the environment is a flawed argument, any action that promoted the business as usual approach is the wrong one.

]]> By: Carbon offsetting is beneficial to the environment | Carbon Neutral Digest http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-29968 Carbon offsetting is beneficial to the environment | Carbon Neutral Digest Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:55:01 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/#comment-29968 [...] who buys carbon offsets as an awful polluter! You can read the full survey at the Terra Pass blog here addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fcarbonneutraldigest.com%2F%3Fp%3D109'; addthis_title = [...] [...] who buys carbon offsets as an awful polluter! You can read the full survey at the Terra Pass blog here addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcarbonneutraldigest.com%2F%3Fp%3D109′; addthis_title = [...]

]]> By: Hayley Jones http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-29967 Hayley Jones Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:53:24 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/#comment-29967 Carbon offsetting is certainly not the answer to the world's environmental problems but I would agree with Matt that it is not part of the problem. He makes a valid point about being a starting point for many people and I think it is also something for people to consider for parts of their lives where they find it difficult to reduce the carbon footprint any further. We should all be saving energy and reducing carbon output as much as we can but we are not going to all suddenly stop driving cars, flying, using electricity etc. At least there is the option of carbon offsetting in addition to saving energy. Carbon offsetting is certainly not the answer to the world’s environmental problems but I would agree with Matt that it is not part of the problem. He makes a valid point about being a starting point for many people and I think it is also something for people to consider for parts of their lives where they find it difficult to reduce the carbon footprint any further. We should all be saving energy and reducing carbon output as much as we can but we are not going to all suddenly stop driving cars, flying, using electricity etc. At least there is the option of carbon offsetting in addition to saving energy.

]]> By: half pint pixie http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-29949 half pint pixie Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:38:58 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/climate-change/2007/09/19/carbon-offsetting-is-beneficial-to-the-environment/#comment-29949 I guess the thing with carbon offsets is, the worst polluter I know is not Mr. A, it's multinational A, and when offsets are used by multinationals, ,it's just greenwashing. Yes there is an environmental benefit, but the cost is still there, and by offering a way to "pay" for the damage you're doing, in a way, it makes the damage seem that bit less damaging, like "oh well that's already offset". I think unfortunately that carbon offests, while a good idea, will not have the overall beneficial effect that we would like to see. I guess the thing with carbon offsets is, the worst polluter I know is not Mr. A, it’s multinational A, and when offsets are used by multinationals, ,it’s just greenwashing.

Yes there is an environmental benefit, but the cost is still there, and by offering a way to “pay” for the damage you’re doing, in a way, it makes the damage seem that bit less damaging, like “oh well that’s already offset”.

I think unfortunately that carbon offests, while a good idea, will not have the overall beneficial effect that we would like to see.

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