Answers to the main objections…
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Greenhouse gases (GHG) are gases that slow down the heat emissions naturally re-emitted by the earth, such as the windows of our greenhouses, hence abnormal warming of the planet.
We are also asked what CO means
2 equivalent: carbon dioxide is not the only cause of global warming, methane, nitrous oxide and 3 refrigerant gases are also feared. The equivalence was defined by the Kyoto Protocol. To put it simply, if global emissions are 41 billion tons of CO2 per year, we suffer 54 billion t CO2 equivalent, generally noted CO2e and “billions of tons” noted Gt as gigatonnes.


The following series of "objections" aims to show the feasibility without taking the place of the bodies responsible for implementation as we hope (we use the conditional).


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Examples of carbon content?

168 kg CO2 for a full tank of 60 liters of gasoline, 284 kg for a 2000 km plane trip or 998 kg for the 12000 km Paris-New York round trip (not including the contrails which would double these figures), 3250 kg CO2 for 1000 liters of fuel or 114 kg for 1000 kg of logs.

1kg CO2 for 2.4 kg of wheat, 300g of rice, 12 kg of potatoes, 450g of greenhouse tomatoes, 66g of beef, 150g of veal, 500g of chicken, 1 litre of milk (note that the values for food products have an uncertainty of +/- 50%, this will be refined when the invoices are tracked throughout the supply chain or production line).

100kg CO2 for a bicycle and 170 for an electric bicycle and 90 for an electric scooter, 150kg for a computer and 15 to 30 for a smartphone depending on its characteristics.

23kg CO2 for jeans, 11 for a cotton shirt and 10 for a viscose shirt, 53 kg for a wool sweater… (All values certified by Ademe, to be made more precise by using the carbon account)


Four useful texts by Pierre Calame:

Are we at risk of impoverishing the State? For whom the efforts? Trace the carbon Liberticide?

Why and how?

The goal of the carbon account is for consumers to push companies to decarbonize, because as citizens, they will manage their egalitarian carbon budget downwards.

This guarantees that the French climate footprint will be divided by five before 2050.

It seems necessary not to decide without a national vote which should be preceded by a General Assembly on decarbonization. This prerequisite will define the governance (rules of the game) which will naturally have to be robust to resist the rebellious spirits dear to our culture.

1-Degression?

To translate the 40% reduction by 2030 and more than 80% by 2050, it would be necessary to reduce the annual quota of each to 9t in 2024, 8.5t in 2025, 8t in 2026, 7t in 2028, and 6t in 2030. There is even talk of 1.5t/year in 2050… The account of each would be managed and supervised by a national body that we would call the Carbon Agency. Depending on the speed of start-up, the annual reduction could be 6%, or 7 or even 8% if we wait.

2-Some prefer a Carbon Tax?


3-And then?

Let's imagine... after a few years the system has become part of our customs, we automatically become sober, and we think more about having fun, dancing, singing, loving... than about the collapse (which we will have avoided thanks to the effect of enlargement towards Europe and then the world). First, it seems to us that we will have had to go through a referendum with all citizens, for that we will need the pedagogy of all the volunteers...

4-Question on the carbon of State SERVICES and therefore tax:

ADEME estimates the burden on government and local government departments and services at 1500kg CO2/French/year. Displaying the carbon of government departments, for example on the monthly statement of each individual account, will help reduce this by emulation between departments. An example of a statement on https://www.agencecarbone.fr/cest-comment

5-Should CHILDREN be given the same carbon allowance as adults?


6-Too intrusive!


7-It's a gas factory, your carbon dioxide thing...


8- Alert, exchange


9- will it still favor the rich?


10-And the companies?


11- Exceptions


12-EXAMPLES of content?


13- Reduce the car?


14- Pay in CURRENCY?


15-Would such a carbon cycle be more useful at the EUROPEAN or global level?


16- For my home-work COMMUTING, could I charge it to my boss?

We propose to have the carbon points borne 50/50 by the company and the employee, in order to make both responsible. There may be specific agreements, for example linked to company travel or specific recruitment. In all cases, we must favor collective solutions that the company can put in place, as well as teleworking.

17-I am a restaurateur, should I CHARGE my customers for the carbon I consume?


18- USED: can I resell a wardrobe for cash?


19- What about European quotas for manufacturers (EU-ETS)?


20- Agriculture


21- Export: my winegrower neighbor EXPORTS half of his production, he will receive a lot of "exported carbon" points from the Carbon Agency? Is this unfair and wasteful on his part?

If the winemaker exports half of his production, he can only receive carbon points from his French customers, so he needs the Carbon Agency to compensate for what he does not sell in France to balance his carbon account, which (without it) would be too negative. He cannot abuse or embezzle, nor waste energy calculated on the average of winemakers. The carbon agency must monitor the exporter's effort because according to rule no. 3, any exporter must reduce his impact by 6% per year for the same scope.

22-How much could such a national mechanism cost?


23- Alibaba? I have a neighbor who bought a smartphone in CHINA, would he ignore the carbon account?


24- TOURISM: my Dutch friends are coming to spend a week skiing in February in Haute-Savoie, how much should they buy in carbon when they arrive?


25- How do you want to launch it?


26- Who will guarantee the carbon content of products and services?

Cédric tells us "you have a risk that companies will declare contents lower than the reality to better sell their products, even with litigation!" Well seen, it is necessary to certify the carbon analysis beyond the simple ISO14067 standard. ABC has already trained more than 10,000 advisors in the Bilan Carbone® method. It will be necessary to train ten times more, but above all to set up (as for organic) sworn certification bodies responsible for carrying out random checks. Of course the system must be secured "belt and suspenders": the company is required to present a balanced carbon register to its auditor, or to charge its customers for all the carbon used. It will be necessary to eliminate unnecessary travel and company cars which weigh on the carbon content presented to customers who risk turning away...

27- Store for next year? Hoard?


28- There will be a need for FLEXIBILITY!


29- Retirees: my mother has worked all her life; with her pension (even modest) she intends not to deprive herself... how can I REASSURE her?


30- Will there be the possibility of local currencies?


31- Governance


32- Situation of the rich


33- Protect us from the rich ;-)


34- Your proposal is too detailed, it looks like you are lobbying?


35- What would happen if a large company went into carbon BANKRUPTCY?


36- Cafés and restaurants: should heated TERRACES be banned?


37- RESPONSIBLE: does the carbon account not lead us into a profound change in our values (money or other), in our mutual responsibilities, in our links in society?


38- PROFITABLE investment: I need financial assistance to insulate my house and improve the performance of my car, what should I do?


39- Local services


40- Driving quality


41- Could a company GIVE carbon POINTS to its employees, or even its executives or managers, to reward them, by distributing these points to its customers?


42- Risk of CHEATING?


43- Anticipate: should I set aside carbon points for my cremation when the time comes (as late as possible)?


44- Vocabulary: account, card, budget, quotas?


45- Wouldn’t the carbon account be of NEOLIBERAL inspiration?


46- Relief fund


47- And the 5 million thermal sieve homes?

These are the 4.8 million homes classified as F and G in the national diagnosis. We can distinguish two cases: for the million homes owned by oneself, zero-rate bank loans must be imposed on a long repayment schedule. For the 4 million rental homes, this is the case of private landlords who have so far had no incentive to repair the homes. It would be proposed that the carbon burden of these heaters would be shared 50/50 between tenant and owner. If the owner is a natural person, their personal quota is at stake. If it is a legal entity, which therefore re-invoices its carbon to its customers, a law must require it to carry out effective insulation work, under threat of expropriation. The 50/50 rule could be limited to class EF and G homes, to prevent owners who have spent a lot on insulating their property from becoming jointly liable for the overheating of their tenants.

48- Who wins who loses in the quota of 9000 carbon points?


49- Balancing between rich and poor countries?

We believe that buying carbon quotas from poor countries would be an incentive to consume that would go against the sobriety approach supported by the carbon account: each country must tend towards neutrality through a national carbon account. If in 2040 all European countries have reached 3t/inhabitant, then the agencies can merge into a European agency, which can get closer to the African agency that would have reached 2t faster; the agencies can then connect for a coordinated carbon descent. It is possible at this stage that rich countries (if they do not have enough space) finance carbon sinks in poor countries.

50- Are you at risk of dissociating climate and biodiversity?

on the contrary, by following the precepts of the commons clarified by Elinor Ostrom, the two concerns are intrinsically linked and to address only one would quickly put it in difficulty. How the carbon agency will take care of biodiversity: if a billionaire wants to generate a carbon sink by planting 10 hectares of forest, the 5 t CO2/year are only validated if the forest meets the standards of NGOs such as Forêts et Campagnes d'Avenir: it is possibly redirected towards the planting of 10 km of hedges. Any allocation of carbon points will be conditioned by the effects of biodiversity. Consumption of carbon points that would affect biodiversity would be penalized.

51-Rental in thermal strainer, what to do with the owner?

The carbon accounting mechanism will be accompanied by measures distributing carbon charges between owner and tenant according to levels (100% tenant in criteria A & B, 50/50 in C & D, 100% owner in E & F)

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