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Seems to me, worse case is that TerraPass (and other carbon credit vendors) actually have an impact on lifestyle, and become that initial step individuals take to minimize their carbon footprint.

Like buying renewable energy from your electric company.

The Carbon Neutral Myth – Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins is available online at:
http://www.tni.org

“Carbon offsets are the modern day indulgences, sold to an increasingly carbon conscious public to absolve their climate sins. Scratch the surface, however, and a disturbing picture emerges, where creative accountancy and elaborate shell games cover up the impossibility of verifying genuine climate change benefits, and where communities in the South often have little choice as offset projects are inflicted on them.

This report argues that offsets place disproportionate emphasis on individual lifestyles and carbon footprints, distracting attention from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that needs to be taken to tackle climate change. Promoting more effective and empowering approaches involves moving away from the marketing gimmicks, celebrity endorsements, technological quick fixes, and the North/South exploitation that the carbon offsets industry embodies.”