Comments on: Lend Lease Sustainability?

By: Joost | Climatarians

Joost | Climatarians — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:58:50 +0000

I think it’s a very interesting idea. But always sceptic…

Thanks for the remarks Dan!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:03:45 +0000

On reading more thoroughly, their proposal appears to address parts of the rebound effect I was worried about in my first reply. (I would think it will still come down to the detail)

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:34:30 +0000

Although it does appear to be a cap & trade proposal which would be a good approach.

http://ckmurray.blogspot.com/2008/12/carbon-tax-v-cap-and-trade.html

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:22:29 +0000

Maybe with this downturn, people will stop constructing new buildings (with questionable green benefits overall) and refurbish existing buildings to be more efficient. With the the 2 aims of saving money through efficiency and ideally reducing a carbon footprint.

(Worried about the Rebound Effect though..). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_homeostasis