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I really like this service; if CO2 emissions can actually be reduced simply by paying this extra amount, it is fantastic. But is it really this simple? I arriv
by marvin 9y ago
I really like this service; if CO2 emissions can actually be reduced simply by paying this extra amount, it is fantastic.
But is it really this simple? I arrived at ~120€ per year to offset all my CO2 emissions. (I live in a small apartment, don't use a car but fly quite a lot). If this extra cost is all it takes, we should increase taxes accordingly, at once. I would think that the price of producing all my goods and services with only sustainable energy (all the way to the raw materials of the plane I fly) is a significant multiple of this number. Has anyone done the calculation to arrive at a more specific number?
- comicjk 9y agoThe amount is low now because of low-hanging fruit: easy CO2 mitigations that can only be done a few times. If tens of millions of people bought offsets, all the easy opportunities would be exhausted and the marginal ton of CO2 would be much more expensive. That's the theory, anyway. We haven't tried it - currently, demand is limited even at these low offset prices.