Tackling Climate Crisis: Do Personal Carbon Allowances Hold the Key?

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In this week's episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I talked personal carbon allowances with Prof Denise Baden from Southampton University and Associate Prof Tina Fawcett from Oxford University.
Episode highlights:

• Carbon Allowances: Denise and Tina explained why such a system, could be a key player in our fight against climate change.
• Incentivizing Low Carbon Choices: We explored the potential of creating economies of scale for low carbon products.
• Fairness and Implementation: While there are hurdles, the potential benefits in terms of encouraging sustainable choices can't be overlooked.

Key Takeaways:

• Historical Parallels: Comparisons to the EU ETS scheme demonstrate that, persistence could result in tangible benefits.
• Net-Zero Transition Tool: If successful, this scheme could exist for about 20 years or so, guiding us towards net-zero and then retiring once we get there.
• The Struggle of Vested Interests: However, high-carbon lifestyle enthusiasts might not welcome this change with open arms.

Here are Denise and Tina's links:

• Tina's explanatory YouTube video
• Denise's dabaden.com and
• GreenStories.org.uk

The video version of this episode is at https://youtu.be/lNmKQCQi7hk
And as ever, stay Climate Confident!

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