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Comment 16 for Design Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-design-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Alexander
Last Name: Clayton
Email Address: AlexRClayton@gmail.com
Affiliation: Sierra Club
Subject: Carbon Offsets
Comment:
I am pleased CARB is taking a cautious approach to offsets. Any offsets should be limited in number and subjected to rigorous criteria. I am opposed to providing free offsets to polluters. The polluters pay principle must be put into action. I pay to offset my VMTs, so why should businesses get them for free? They shouldn’t – they should be sold, with the money funding conservation efforts and renewable energy projects. I also oppose trading between sources of carbon pollution and sinks, like forests, that store carbon. The ability of forests to store carbon should not become a justification for maintaining higher emissions of air pollution. We need both 80% reductions in domestic CO2 emissions and strong programs to enhance carbon sinks; we should not “trade” them off against each other.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-17 17:40:10
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