back to article Utilities turn in blacklisted carbon emission credits

More prominent power generation outfits have surrendered stolen carbon emission permits after realising that they had inadvertently purchased illicit goods. German utility Eon and Frankfurt-based infrastructure provider Infraserv turned in a collective total of 27,100 blacklisted EUAs (EU Emission Allowances). The certificates …

COMMENTS

This topic is closed for new posts.
  1. Naughtyhorse
    Facepalm

    Carbon-trading registries represent an attempt to apply a market-based solution

    And stealing emissions permits indicates just how succesful the attempt is.

    all the market based goodness of, i dunno, education policy for the last 30 years, heath policy for the last 30 years, defence procurement policy for the last...... since trafalgar!

    so thats the environment saved then!

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Devil

    But but but

    The whole carbon trading system is one immense fraud.

    It is literally buying and selling 'hot air' .

    At some point, someone is going to 'fess up. Then it will all collapse.

  3. Anteaus
    Stop

    But but but but

    Unfortunately by the time the carbon-con bubble bursts the damage to the economy may be irreversible.

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "Carbon emissions" not

    Soot? Graphite? Diamonds? Those are carbon.

    What they mean is "carbon dioxide" (oxygen carbide, even) = plant food.

    (AC, since we're dealing with outright fascism here).

  5. NikFromNYC

    The title is required.

    I present The Quick Glance Guide to Global Warming:

    Denial: http://oi51.tinypic.com/242hnb8.jpg

    Oceans: http://oi53.tinypic.com/35b9g08.jpg

    Thermometers: http://oi52.tinypic.com/2agnous.jpg

    Ice: http://oi52.tinypic.com/2upvlvm.jpg

    Earth: http://oi56.tinypic.com/2m7f1qp.jpg

    Authority: http://oi54.tinypic.com/30jhh7l.jpg

    Prophecy: http://oi52.tinypic.com/29bh95e.jpg

    Psychopathy: http://oi52.tinypic.com/i56fsg.jpg

    Thinker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n92YenWfz0Y

    Sorry, this site sucks so you'll have to copy the URLs.

This topic is closed for new posts.

Other stories you might like