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When carbon offsetting becomes citizen!




by Bettin » 20/06/12, 12:27

Euresa-CO2Solidaire initiative: When carbon offsetting becomes a citizen
On the occasion of RIO + 20, 4 mutual insurance groups and cooperatives (Macif, Maif, IMA, P&V), members of the European group Euresa, join the carbon offset program CO2Solidaire GERES to propose to nearly 9 millions of members / customers a platform of Solidarité climatique® allowing them to calculate, reduce and offset their CO2 emissions by supporting a solidarity project in Cambodia.

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This common platform, accessible on their respective websites, offers policyholders the possibility of commit to Climate Solidarity®; This approach consists in reducing the impact of Northern countries on the climate and supporting in parallel a solidarity project in the South.
Based on an individualized calculation of the volume of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, insurers propose, initially, advice and measures for their members / customers to help them limit their emissions generated. by their car trips and their residential housing (25% of GHGs in France and 27% in Belgium), two sectors at the heart of their insurance business.
The platform then proposes, through carbon offsets, to fund, on a voluntary basis, an international solidarity project. Southern populations are the least responsible but the hardest hit by climate change which constitute a catalyst for precariousness, particularly energy. Limiting climate change while fighting poverty is imperative. This is the goal of the Euresa-CO2Solidaire platform.
The platform is also accompanied by an awareness of the challenges of the fight against climate change and calls on our ability to tackle the climate challenge. It is about a social responsibility where companies, NGOs, as individuals join to bring values ​​of solidarity between the populations.

The project that the insured can support:
distribution of improved ovens in Cambodia


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While 2012 is decreed by the UN "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All", more than 3 billion people depend on the forest resource to carry out most of the daily activities: cooking, making water safe, heat. In Cambodia, 80% of people's energy needs are covered by wood. This iconic project developed since 1997 by the MANAGED, aims to reduce the consumption of wood through the diffusion of more efficient cooking equipment. With more than 1,6 million units served from 2003, this program is the largest in the world.
Nearly half of the urban population in the country today uses this improved oven which saves 22% of coal, ie 1 tons of CO2 avoided per year and per kiln. It is the structuring and professionalization of a production and local distribution of ovens that has made it possible to achieve these results.
By supporting this project through a resolutely citizen-based carbon offsetting, policyholders contribute to the financing of a GHG economy but above all to the development of a human project, significantly improving the living conditions of local populations, particularly through the financial savings achieved.
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Re: When carbon offsetting becomes a citizen!




by Flytox » 20/06/12, 19:55

Bettin wrote:Euresa-CO2Solidaire initiative: When carbon offsetting becomes a citizen
On the occasion of RIO + 20, 4 mutual insurance groups and cooperatives (Macif, Maif, IMA, P&V), members of the European group Euresa, join the carbon offset program CO2Solidaire of GERES to propose to nearly 9 millions of members / customers a platform of Climate solidarity® allowing them to calculate, reduce and offset their CO2 emissions by supporting a solidarity project in Cambodia. [/ B]

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This common platform, accessible on their respective websites, offers policyholders the opportunity to commit to Climate Solidarity®; This approach consists in reducing the impact of Northern countries on the climate and supporting in parallel a solidarity project in the South.
On the basis of an individualized calculation of the volume of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, insurers propose, as a first step, advice and measures for their members / customers to help them limit their emissions generated by their car travel and their residential housing (25% GHG in France and 27% in Belgium), two sectors at the heart of their insurance business.
The platform then proposes, through carbon offsets, to finance, on a voluntary basis, an international solidarity project. The people of the South are indeed the least responsible but the hardest hit by climate change, which is a catalyst for climate change. precariousness, especially energy. Limiting climate change while fighting poverty is imperative. This is the goal of the Euresa-CO2Solidaire platform.
The platform is also accompanied by an awareness of the challenges of the fight against climate change and calls on our ability to tackle the climate challenge. It is about a social responsibility where companies, NGOs, as individuals join to bring values ​​of solidarity between the populations.


Here ? An initiative "citizen" to save even more money to insurers ..... Roll out months (without reducing the insurance premium) and + Green...... for less risk for your insurer ...... here is green washing well arranged ..... : Mrgreen:
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by Christophe » 20/06/12, 19:58

Moue Flytox ... but they are cooperative insurers eh!

However, this appeals to me more:

Climate Solidarity®


We can now create brands with an association of common names and regulate the use of it? : Shock: : Shock: : Shock:
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by Bettin » 21/06/12, 09:56

Indeed, the term of climatic solidarity is deposited, for simple reasons: That any actor of the unscrupulous carbon finance of the development can not use it again. Behind this climate solidarity there are key notions such as the historical responsibility of the North in the current pollution of the atmosphere, hence the need to direct donations to the populations that need them most, in remote territories, in short, notions that are the opposite of the carbon offset financial and speculative so much criticized.

Also we can denigrate these insurers, but on the one hand their "cooperative" operation calls into question the "make more money above all" of the first comment, on the other hand this platform is intended primarily for information purposes: Raising awareness and reducing emissions linked to the lifestyles of the populations of the North is the main challenge of this century. And that is why the CO2Solidaire program joins its actors: To have a maximum impact on individuals and society, to support them towards a more resilient and sober way of life.


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by Christophe » 21/06/12, 17:28

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by Obamot » 21/06/12, 22:38

Well no, it's a pipe.

It is totally impossible to deposit a mark made of common names (as the questioning of Christophe already suggested). The only thing they can protect is the design of the letters they used! Protect the graphics; that's the trick.

But not many people know that in reality ... And the protection is more symbolic than anything else

Bettin wrote:Indeed, the term of climatic solidarity is deposited, for simple reasons: That any actor of the unscrupulous carbon finance of the development can not use it again. Behind this climate solidarity there are key notions such as the historical responsibility of the North in the current pollution of the atmosphere, hence the need to direct donations to the populations that need them most, in remote territories, in short, notions that are the opposite of the carbon offset financial and speculative so much criticized.

Also we can denigrate these insurers, but on the one hand their "cooperative" operation calls into question the "make more money above all" of the first comment, on the other hand this platform is intended primarily for information purposes: Raising awareness and reducing emissions linked to the lifestyles of the populations of the North is the main challenge of this century. And that is why the CO2Solidaire program joins its actors: To have a maximum impact on individuals and society, to support them towards a more resilient and sober way of life.


Kind regards.

Of course, that does not detract from the merits of beautiful ideas. It will be necessary to see what is hidden behind the concept and who pulls the strings (funding, actors, spheres of influence, etc.)
I wish good luck to the initiators!
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by Ahmed » 26/06/12, 21:33

Nice ideas, no doubt ... but hell is not paved with good intentions?

Under the name of "citizens" group together a number of current actions that operate in a shift in meaning between citizen egalitarianism, simple wishful thinking taken at face value and the reality of deep and growing inequality.

Oscillation between guilt and good conscience thanks to "good works", does that remind you of anything?

Facade unanimism modestly hiding the real responsibilities, urging austerity to better preserve the interests of oligarchies and promotion of charity in place of justice, that is what alone will allow the destruction of nature to continue calmly by providing " turnkey ", a response to the concerns of each so-called" consumer-actor ".
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by Philippe Schutt » 27/06/12, 09:54

I do not see the relationship between poverty in Cambodia and CO2 emissions in industrialized countries.
Let the countries of the North reduce their emissions, okay, since they are not sustainable.
Whether we try to make people feel guilty about funding programs that are as laudable as they are, they disagree, especially since these programs are never counted as exculpatory.

The proliferation of NGOs and humanitarian associations of all kinds in the southern countries just gives me the impression that this is a very interesting activity. Pumping subsidies?
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by Ahmed » 27/06/12, 22:45

I do not know about Cambodia, but the historical relationship between CO2 emission in the North and poverty in the South results from the fact that it was in the North that the industrial revolution occurred and therefore the two consequences that interest us here: strong production of CO2 in the North (nowadays largely outsourced in China) and industrial, political, market power that has made the other countries uncompetitive and dominated (degradation of the terms of trade, unilateral treaties, extractivism, etc.). ..).
An illustration of this is the fact that it is the richest commodity countries that have the poorest population (such as Nigeria with its oil).

For the last point, it is about charity-business, a simple product capable of being sold, like the "indulgences" before the Reformation ...
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by sen-no-sen » 28/06/12, 11:27

At one time (it still exists ...) it was often seen that the wives of the rich landowners (or factories) take care of "good works" ... while their husbands took advantage of the surrounding misery.

Humanitarian works are but an evolution of this, they constitute in a way the good conscience of the mercantile society.
However, the work of NGOs is admirable, but seen as a whole we can ask questions.
Near 100 billions of dollars have thus been poured for the humanitarian aid on 30 years in Africa, result ... :|

A Chinese proverb says the following thing:
"If a man is hungry, give him fish, it will fill his stomach for a few hours, if you teach him to sin you feed him for life" ...

On the geostrategic point of view, we do the opposite, why? : Arrow: €€€€€ $$$$$!
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