Here is the world's most unusual, and possibly a ground breaking, carbon trading scheme.
As reported here, Norfolk Island which was settled by the Bounty mutineers is about to launch a scheme that's totally personal.
Under the scheme, island's residents receive a carbon card, which operates like a credit or debit card, containing a set number of carbon units. Residents will use the card when they pay for petrol and power. If you use fewer units by walking or cycling instead of driving or using less electricity at home, you will be able to exchange any remaining credit at the end of the year for cash. But it's not all easy. The scheme is designed so that he number of carbon units handed out on the cards will go down. That forces people to work harder to maintain a low-carbon lifestyle.
Sounds like a perfect model for the other countries. Just the kind of scheme that makes sustainability everyone's business.
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