Originally Posted by
breadgeek
I would like to get some carbon credits for my commuting efforts, with the intent to sell the credits on the open carbon market. I figure that if a firm can get credits for installing carbon-saving devices, and if another firm can instead pay cash to a carbon creditor in lieu of pullution controls, then I would like to participate, too, on principle if nothing else.
But you commuting only offsets your carbon emissions. Your commuting efforts do nothing to offset others emissions.