Carbon credits - today's modern equivalent to "Indulgences"?

Question

In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church figured out a way to increase revenue - by selling "indulgences", allowing people to sin without fear of actually going to h**l.

Today, eco-activists are attempting to sell us "carbon credits" - which allows us to continue destroying the environment ("sin") without having the face the guilt associated with it...

Are carbon credits as ridiculous and fraudulent as Indulgences once were?

Answer 1

Ha! Pretty much.

Answer 2

yes

tGod bless

Answer 3

Indulgences never was Catholic Church dogma for salvation.  Yes, some clergyy professed this but not a matter of salvation by the Church teachingss.  Indulgences were not a way to get around the sins of man without facing of actually going to h**l.

Answer 4

terrapass is a joke

Answer 5

Yes they are. Pen and Teller did an investigative story on that topic on their show "Bullshit". Did anyone know that Al Gore runs one of those companies?

Answer 6

Carbon credits are stupid. The damage has been done. Paying money for it does nothing. They can't fix the environment with money.  

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

Y_E_S

Answer 9

the government gives limited credits to many factories saying they can only produce x tons of a harmful chemical, if you don't use all the credits you can sell them to someone who needs more. carbondioxide is a new one that they are now using.

Answer 10

What's the alternative? Go back to living in caves?