National Apollo Alliance is considering getting into the mix to advocate for carbon trading credits to fund renewables, however our EJ allies are against carbon trading altogether...
On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates gathered at 5 locations across California for a 10 a.m. teleconference to discuss the release of The California Environmental Justice Movement's Declaration Against Use of Carbon Trading Schemes to Address Climate Change. The Declaration details the environmental justice community’s opposition to the use of carbon trading and offsets because of their failure to achieve actual emissions reductions, the irreconcilable problems with trading experiments and offset use, and because of their inability to cause a timely fundamental change in the way we make and use energy. Rather, EJ advocates are calling for policies that focus on moving the state away from the fossil fuel infrastructure because such fuels are the overwhelming contributor to climate change and have devastating impacts on poor, low-income and communities of color in California and around the world. The coalition supports use of consistent carbon pricing mechanisms such as a carbon fee.
To find out more, go to their media page for more info on cap and trade
