Very clever, this is what art should be. Yet has he not paved the way for other artists to actually trade 'cultural degrowth credits' by developing the certification? Or will the certification be cancelled too?
My take is that "Cultural Degrowth Credits" are part of Piñol's critique of carbon trading. However, I could be wrong.
I guess we could find out by creating an enormous artwork in the Cuvette Centrale in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would involve draining the world's largest peatland. We could raise funds for the project (preferably using cryptocurrency and the blockchain), produce a video and a few models. Then we could stage an event (preferably at the Guggenheim Museum in New York) to cancel the artwork. Then we'd just have to apply for several billion "Cultural Degrowth Credits" which we could sell to Shell, BP, Aramco, TotalEnergies and any other Big Polluter that would pay.
The Art Carbon Avoidance Standard states that,
"Within the framework of this standard, any decision not to implement that meets methodological validation requirements can become certifiable and be integrated into environmental accounting systems or compensatory records. The CDC can be used as a climate compensation tool within the voluntary market for avoided emissions, under conditions methodologically comparable to internationally recognized standards, provided it has verifiable technical support. Its circulation, transfer, or commercialization are enabled under contractual licenses, respecting its project origin and technical documentation."
If the CDC standard becomes used by other artists, it might genuinely expose the absurdity of the credits markets, yet not every artist would actually have the honesty to cancel or forfeit the credits without cashing in.
Going of your idea, we could drain those peatlands and get them bone dry like the Nazca Desert. Then, we etch parody logos of Shell and BP into the dust that are visible from space. How many more credits would that add?
Very clever, this is what art should be. Yet has he not paved the way for other artists to actually trade 'cultural degrowth credits' by developing the certification? Or will the certification be cancelled too?
My take is that "Cultural Degrowth Credits" are part of Piñol's critique of carbon trading. However, I could be wrong.
I guess we could find out by creating an enormous artwork in the Cuvette Centrale in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would involve draining the world's largest peatland. We could raise funds for the project (preferably using cryptocurrency and the blockchain), produce a video and a few models. Then we could stage an event (preferably at the Guggenheim Museum in New York) to cancel the artwork. Then we'd just have to apply for several billion "Cultural Degrowth Credits" which we could sell to Shell, BP, Aramco, TotalEnergies and any other Big Polluter that would pay.
The Art Carbon Avoidance Standard states that,
"Within the framework of this standard, any decision not to implement that meets methodological validation requirements can become certifiable and be integrated into environmental accounting systems or compensatory records. The CDC can be used as a climate compensation tool within the voluntary market for avoided emissions, under conditions methodologically comparable to internationally recognized standards, provided it has verifiable technical support. Its circulation, transfer, or commercialization are enabled under contractual licenses, respecting its project origin and technical documentation."
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/689e65920bd033ca2861ca01/68c295be87b554989bf71278_Standar_ACA%201.3.pdf
If the CDC standard becomes used by other artists, it might genuinely expose the absurdity of the credits markets, yet not every artist would actually have the honesty to cancel or forfeit the credits without cashing in.
Going of your idea, we could drain those peatlands and get them bone dry like the Nazca Desert. Then, we etch parody logos of Shell and BP into the dust that are visible from space. How many more credits would that add?