Comments on: Emission trading exchanges http://polizeros.com/2008/01/21/emission-trading-exchanges/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:44:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kevin Smith http://polizeros.com/2008/01/21/emission-trading-exchanges/#comment-148043 Kevin Smith Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:31:11 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/01/21/emission-trading-exchanges/#comment-148043 No real evidence for this working.. the atmospheric sulphur reduction you refer to.. the US Clean AIr act trading scheme resulted in a reduction of about 30% over a 20 year period whereas Germany in a similar time frame reduced it by 90% using traditional 'command and control' legislation. Also, the trading in these pollution credits on the US resulted in the creation of 'toxic hot spots' around low income communities and communities of colour. The EU trading scheme has been a disaster to date.. running on polluter profits rather than polluter pays, and at Bali we see the World Bank coming more and mroe to the forefront as the main player in the buying and selling of these credits and financing the projects to generate the credits. Make no mistake, carbon trading is all about capital accumulation and land grabbing, and the logical extension of the prevailing neo-liberal economic model. No real evidence for this working.. the atmospheric sulphur reduction you refer to.. the US Clean AIr act trading scheme resulted in a reduction of about 30% over a 20 year period whereas Germany in a similar time frame reduced it by 90% using traditional ‘command and control’ legislation. Also, the trading in these pollution credits on the US resulted in the creation of ‘toxic hot spots’ around low income communities and communities of colour.

The EU trading scheme has been a disaster to date.. running on polluter profits rather than polluter pays, and at Bali we see the World Bank coming more and mroe to the forefront as the main player in the buying and selling of these credits and financing the projects to generate the credits.

Make no mistake, carbon trading is all about capital accumulation and land grabbing, and the logical extension of the prevailing neo-liberal economic model.

]]> By: sarap http://polizeros.com/2008/01/21/emission-trading-exchanges/#comment-147793 sarap Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:22:32 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/01/21/emission-trading-exchanges/#comment-147793 To see how emissions trading works (or not) this new documentary, which examines the impact of carbon trading around the world, might be of interest. The Carbon Connection looks at two communities affected by one new global market – the trade in carbon dioxide. In Scotland a town has been polluted by oil and chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil local people's water and land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations. Both communities now share a new threat. As part of the deal to reduce greenhouse gases that cause dangerous climate change, major polluters can now buy carbon credits that allow them to pay someone else to reduce emissions instead of cutting their own pollution. What this means for those living next to the oil industry in Scotland is the continuation of pollution caused by their toxic neighbours. Meanwhile in Brazil the schemes that generate carbon credits gives an injection of cash for more planting of the damaging eucalyptus tree. The two communities are now connected by bearing the brunt of the new trade in carbon credits. The Carbon Connection follows the story of two groups of people from each community who learned to use video cameras and made their own films about living with the impacts of the carbon market. From mental health issues in Scotland to the loss of medicinal plants in Brazil, the communities discover the connections they have with each other and the film follows them on this journey. 40 minutes | PAL/NTSC | English/Spanish/Portuguese subtitles More information at http://www.carbontradewatch.org/carbonconnection/ To see how emissions trading works (or not) this new documentary, which examines the impact of carbon trading around the world, might be of interest.

The Carbon Connection looks at two communities affected by one new global market – the trade in carbon dioxide. In Scotland a town has been polluted by oil and chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil local people’s water and land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations. Both communities now share a new threat. As part of the deal to reduce greenhouse gases that cause dangerous climate change, major polluters can now buy carbon credits that allow them to pay someone else to reduce emissions instead of cutting their own pollution.

What this means for those living next to the oil industry in Scotland is the continuation of pollution caused by their toxic neighbours. Meanwhile in Brazil the schemes that generate carbon credits gives an injection of cash for more planting of the damaging eucalyptus tree. The two communities are now connected by bearing the brunt of the new trade in carbon credits. The Carbon Connection follows the story of two groups of people from each community who learned to use video cameras and made their own films about living with the impacts of the carbon market. From mental health issues in Scotland to the loss of medicinal plants in Brazil, the communities discover the connections they have with each other and the film follows them on this journey.

40 minutes | PAL/NTSC | English/Spanish/Portuguese subtitles

More information at http://www.carbontradewatch.org/carbonconnection/

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