Here's another touching story on the ethical dilemna of rewarding the polluter through carbon crdits.
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METTUR, India — The hot and humid South Indian community of Mettur in Tamil Nadu is a tangle of industry and nature.Palm trees and factory chimneys tower over small farms. A giant dam cuts across a sacred river. The main manufacturer in town, Chemplast Sanmar, has been here for decades, producing refrigerant gases, industrial solvents and polyvinyl chloride for making plastics.
The company also churns out something more intangible: carbon credits.
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Pause and ponder how we IGNORE such issues....
Can getting carbon credits cover up, corporation’s misadventure with our environment ….???
Management consultants, DOEs, CDM project approving authorities, and other stakeholders need to view it holistically…