«We now know that there are no «silver bullet» crops that
thrive under most growing
conditions, even within a given region,» the researchers write.
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.»