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Kathleen McAfee's avatar

Chris, you wrote "“government-regulated” carbon markets. This must be a reference to the still on-going negotiations about the carbon trading mechanism under Article 6..." " When I read the FT piece I thought "government-regulated carbon markets" referred to cap-&-trade schemes, which might make sense since (in theory) these programs put an upper limit (cap) on emissions (unlike the UNFCCC). Are you sure this is not the case? I guess we'll see when the doc is released or leaked to critics.

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Kathleen McCroskey's avatar

Thank you, this article is almost manifesto level. All "carbon markets" are bullshit since there is no possibility that any existing part of Nature (except perhaps for the subduction of continents) could possibly offset millions of years of properly sequestered carbon being burned in only 200 years. There is no typeface large enough to write "Bullshit" in suitably. But remember, it is a demand-side issue, it is YOUR hand on the petrol pump that drives the search for more oil.

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