I’d forgotten I’d posted this other piece – I was just seeing what came up when I Googled my name. As you do!
I just provide a link to my formulation of the concept of “Subtractability” in the useful Zero carbon blog. Subtractability further develops the ideas in “The Displacement Fallacy” in the context of carbon offsetting.
Here’s a short paper I wrote a few month’s ago. It is entirely unjustified to assume that it is possible to “displace” fossil fuels using biofuels, or offsetting carbon emissions by paying for a renewable energy project. Sorry, the oil will not magically stay in the ground! If you don’t buy it, someone else probably will.
Please read “The Displacement Fallacy” (pdf) – it’s only one side.
