The Tipping Point: When It Becomes Too Expensive To Pollute
Global warming is being caused by greenhouse gases in the form of carbon emissions in the atmosphere that create an insulating layer around the world that traps in heat from the sun when it would otherwise be reflected back out of the atmosphere.
Almost everything that you do that involves transporting anything (yourself included!), or even other more essential applications like cooking and heating your home draws power from your municipal grid, which tends to originally come from dirty, coal-burning refineries across the country. Also, the industrial manufacture of almost any consumer good results in the creation of elevated levels of carbon dioxide as a byproduct. So far, the charge to reduce our carbon output has been led by two major technologies: solar and wind power.
By voluntarily giving your carbon emissions a “cost”, you can start to get ready for the inevitability of a politically regulated economy in which corporations and individuals that create greenhouse gases are taxed. In this scenario, the budgetary surplus generated by individuals and businesses that generate more than their share of pollution can be invested in measures that will offset the environmental damage. Whether you are a business or an individual, this will be an important step forward when it comes to managing your emissions efficiently, and will enable you to capitalize on the potential for federally mandated rebates and savings.
Purchasing high quality carbon offsets from projects such as wind farms also helps support the transition to a sustainable energy economy by providing additional sources of income to developers of renewable energy. And this all sounds good…
But the greatest problem with carbon offsetting is that it gives people, both individuals and corporations, a sense of false confidence. It makes them believe that they can keep behaving just as they were before if they are willing to pay. Unfortuately, money alone isn’t enough to undo the damage that we have done and contintue to do to the environment. But, while volunteer-offset programs can’t be seen as a replacement for real government regulations to reduce emissions and greenhouse gases, they are a step in the right direction, and an opportunity for all of us to demonstrate leadership on climate change.
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