"I have never been a fan of carbon credits. It just has too much the feel of a 21st century version of indulgences with a primary goal of wealth transfer."

Jemima Kelly at FT Alphaville

asked one of the contacts ... at the summit, MIT professor William Barletta, what he made of Bolt’s carbon offsetting plan, and he didn’t seem to buy it either:

"I have never been a fan of carbon credits. It just has too much the feel of a 21st century version of indulgences with a primary goal of wealth transfer. A carbon tax at the sources seems to make more sense, as there are many activities of public policy that the collected taxes could fund."

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