"Look at Al Gore - I understand he continues to have an above average carbon footprint, but he then trades credits and that eases his conscience?"
algore has the carbon-dioxide scam down tight.. He buys carbon credits from a company that he owns... at least a major portion of it...
so algore pays himself for his carbon-dioxide emissions that he calculates himself...
Sounds pretty much like you put 5 cents in your own piggy bank for every bad word you say and then spend it all later when it has accumulated.
Of course this "advanced form of the carbon-dioxide scam" will hardly be allowed for the plebs, only for the new "carbon" royalty like algore and a few of his cronies...
This is truly a dark day for all thinking Australians and a victory day for the luddites, socialists and extreme radical left wing...