Episode 272 • • 1:00:49 - 1:05:52
272: Brown is the New Green
Carbon Credit Scams and Indian Cow Dung
A documentary highlights a project in rural India where methane from cow dung is captured and converted into carbon credits traded on the Chicago Climate Exchange. The hosts characterize the carbon market as an elaborate scam where American consumers pay extra to offset emissions through questionable international projects. They mock the "social angle" used to market these credits to Western buyers.