| Comment Number: | 533254-00004 |
| Received: | 1/7/2008 11:04:29 AM |
| Organization: | AgRefresh |
| Commenter: | Jeffrey Frost |
| State: | VT |
| Agency: | Federal Trade Commission |
| Rule: | Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims; Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates |
| Attachments: | 533254-00004.pdf Download Adobe Reader |
Comments:
RE: Carbon Offset Workshop – Comment, Project No. P074207 I am concerned about the sale of "future-offsets" to buyers wishing to offset their current year emissions. The attached document examines the numerous and significant differences between verified emissions reductions (VERs) and the sale today of projected future results, future-offsets. AgRefresh asks that the FTC examine the advertising from vendors of these products to determine if the best interests of potential buyers have been met in terms of clear consumer disclosure in a transparent and comprehensive fashion. AgRefresh believes that consumers may be mislead into thinking that future-offset purchases can legitimately be used to create an offset of current emissions. The attached paper demonstrates the reasons why this is not a legitimate way to offset current emissions. Regards, Jeffrey C Frost