It's estimated that around 150,000 people in Britain, including
public figures» close relatives, could face intensive checks that include
scrutiny of all their transactions
as a result.
As a firm believer in the concept of additionality - basically, would the proposed renewable energy project have happened under «business as usual» conditions - he explained that offsets would only gain the upper hand through: «public perception (from closer press scrutiny of REC financial figures); possible consumer fraud lawsuits testing deceptive marketing statutes; and perhaps most importantly a thriving domestic offset market built around regional climate schemes such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, AB 32 in California, the Western Climate Initiative, and possibly a national cap - and - trade scheme down the road.&raqu
As a firm believer in the concept of additionality - basically, would the proposed renewable energy project have happened under «business
as usual» conditions - he explained that offsets would only gain the upper hand through: «public perception (from closer press scrutiny of REC financial figures); possible consumer fraud lawsuits testing deceptive marketing statutes; and perhaps most importantly a thriving domestic offset market built around regional climate schemes such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, AB 32 in California, the Western Climate Initiative, and possibly a national cap - and - trade scheme down the road.&raqu
as usual» conditions - he explained that offsets would only gain the upper hand through: «
public perception (from closer press
scrutiny of REC financial
figures); possible consumer fraud lawsuits testing deceptive marketing statutes; and perhaps most importantly a thriving domestic offset market built around regional climate schemes such
as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, AB 32 in California, the Western Climate Initiative, and possibly a national cap - and - trade scheme down the road.&raqu
as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, AB 32 in California, the Western Climate Initiative, and possibly a national cap - and - trade scheme down the road.»
The
public figure concept admits of a variety of sub-categories (such
as those who strive for notoriety regardless of talent or profession) and exceptions (such
as private individuals who unwillingly or unintentionally become the subject of
public scrutiny).
Figures such
as Vitalik Buterin, who has previously protested the avarice which is now endemic to the industry, won't take kindly to featuring here, but will surely concede that with great wealth comes great
public scrutiny.