Paying for your sins: why carbon offsetting is not a serious approach to climate change

Keith Baker

Paying for your sins: why carbon offsetting is not a serious approach to climate change

Civil Engineering and Environmental Management

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Abstract

Dr Keith Baker, co-founder of the Energy Policy Research initiative, says that if the SNP is to back up its “climate emergency” statement with serious substance, then former climate minister Stewart Stevenson MSP’s carbon offsetting proposals must be rejected outright

Original language	English
Journal	CommonSpace
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2019

Keywords

carbon pricing
climate change
climate emergency
Scottish Government
SNP

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Documents and Links

https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/14185/keith-baker-paying-your-sins-why-carbon-offsetting-not-serious-approach-climate

2 Commissioned report
1 Anthology/Edited Book
1 Book
1 Article

Powering Our Ambitions: The role of Scotland's National Energy Company and the case for a Scottish Energy Development Agency
Baker, K., Morgan, G., Mould, R. & Wright, I., Feb 2019, Common Weal. 18 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Scotland needs an energy policy that delivers radical solutions
Mould, R. & Baker, K., 19 Mar 2019, CommonSpace.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Open Access
Energy performance certificates: an alternative approach
Baker, K. & Mould, R., 17 Dec 2018, Common Weal. 15 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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Paying for your sins: why carbon offsetting is not a serious approach to climate change

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Documents and Links

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Research output

Powering Our Ambitions: The role of Scotland's National Energy Company and the case for a Scottish Energy Development Agency

Scotland needs an energy policy that delivers radical solutions

Energy performance certificates: an alternative approach

Cite this