As our eyes turn toward the Climate Talks in Copenhagen this week, here’s a great little video about one of the main false solutions that will be discussed there: Cap & Trade.
We’ve all heard those words a lot, but do we know what they really mean? Whose idea is this, anyway?
The Story of Cap & Trade from Story of Stuff Project on Vimeo.
The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution – emissions trading – on the negotiating table at Copenhagen and in other capitals. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the “devils in the details” in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis.
If you’ve heard about Cap & Trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you.
The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution – emissions trading – on the negotiating table at Copenhagen and in other capitals. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the “devils in the details” in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis.
If you’ve heard about Cap & Trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you.
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