Do Carbon Credits Make a Jeep SRT-8 Eco?

[phn]

OK this is a bit obscure but here goes!

I fancy buying a Jeep SRT-8, 6.1 litre (very rapid) tank with 430 ish BHP.

Said Jeep does 17 mpg (if you are lucky) emits approx 380 g/km of CO2 which over 5000 miles = 3.53 tonnes of CO2.

But apparently I can pay 35 GBP to buy carbon credits online and the vehicle becomes carbon neutral?

The money buys credits in renewable energy which should mitigate equivalent to the CO2 produced by the Jeep.

Is it really that simple?

If so then eco conscious petrol heads like myself can continue to buy ridiculous cars without guilt!

The alternative I guess is to save up mega bucks to buy the latest Tesla or other eco car, but a 35 GBP carbon credit and a dirty great Jeep seems a cheaper and more fun option!

Welcome your thoughts!

[kiethton]

Why feel at all guilty even if you don't buy the credits?

The government will pull down your trousers enough with both VED and tax on the extra petrol you will use....

[Amateurish]

Sounds a bit like a scam preying on the eco-guilty

[mini1380cc]

A £35 fee somehow makes the car carbon neutral eh? Such schemes just show the government are not actually interested in pollution but the profits it can yield.

Edited by mini1380cc on Monday 3rd February 16:51

[mattnunn]

You won't get the VED any cheaper will you?

Best thing you can do is buy the car and just turn vegan avoid air travel, palm oil products, food miles and farting.

[phn]

It does sound like a scam however believe the concept is regularly used by businesses and even governments to offset their carbon use.

Another thought is this - so long as the (polluting) car exists surely the effect of my purchase is nil.

To explain at the moment I have a car which does 30 mpg. If I sell it and buy the Jeep, then my new (useD) car does 17 mpg but someone else gets my car at 30pmg so the nett effect on the environment is nil? Or is this just my twisted logic trying to neutralize eco guilt!

[devnull]

Christ, why didn't I think of this. I'll charge you all a tenner for a devcorpCarbonGuiltMassager(tm) to make you all think that you're doing the world a favour. In return, you'll have nothing but a warm fuzzy feeling, and I will have lots of tenners!

[300bhp/ton]

phn said:

OK this is a bit obscure but here goes!

I fancy buying a Jeep SRT-8, 6.1 litre (very rapid) tank with 430 ish BHP.

Said Jeep does 17 mpg (if you are lucky) emits approx 380 g/km of CO2 which over 5000 miles = 3.53 tonnes of CO2.

But apparently I can pay 35 GBP to buy carbon credits online and the vehicle becomes carbon neutral?

The money buys credits in renewable energy which should mitigate equivalent to the CO2 produced by the Jeep.

Is it really that simple?

If so then eco conscious petrol heads like myself can continue to buy ridiculous cars without guilt!

The alternative I guess is to save up mega bucks to buy the latest Tesla or other eco car, but a 35 GBP carbon credit and a dirty great Jeep seems a cheaper and more fun option!

Welcome your thoughts!

You do realise that things like this:




And this:




Make any talk of carbon footprint in the UK somewhat pointless.


Remember the climate is changing.... it's been doing this for 4 billion years and will continue to change long after mankind is consigned to the history books.

If you want an SRT - buy one and simply don't worry about what you can't control and likely have no direct impact on. Paying some 3rd party who is basically "stealing" from you with your consent, is just plain madness.

[soad]

Amateurish said:

Sounds a bit like a scam preying on the eco-guilty

Kerching.

[300bhp/ton]

phn said:

It does sound like a scam however believe the concept is regularly used by businesses and even governments to offset their carbon use.

Yes but isn't this all rather bks?

Lets face it, if you hit someone, does letting a 3rd hit you make things better?

Nope.

So if you believe in the silly Co2 and global warming thing, then simply paying for the privileged of a larger carbon footprint surmounts to self delusion and folly.

phn said:

Another thought is this - so long as the (polluting) car exists surely the effect of my purchase is nil.

To explain at the moment I have a car which does 30 mpg. If I sell it and buy the Jeep, then my new (useD) car does 17 mpg but someone else gets my car at 30pmg so the nett effect on the environment is nil? Or is this just my twisted logic trying to neutralize eco guilt!

Exactly. And if you don't buy the Jeep, someone else will.

[B17NNS]

If you're feeling guilty plant a tree or two. Don't give money to these muppets.

[_Neal_]

300bhp/ton said:

Exactly. And if you don't buy the Jeep, someone else will.

I wouldn't put a lot of money on that

[Motorrad]

Give me 20 quid and I'll tell you the car is carbon neutral.

A saving of 15 quid and just as effective.

[vikingaero]

Motorrad said:

Give me 20 quid and I'll tell you the car is carbon neutral.

A saving of 15 quid and just as effective.

Exactly. Any new market involves the appearance of the scammers:

http://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/scams/investment-s...

Motorrad is overcharging. Pay me £18 and I'll give you a natty certificate drawn by my daughter in crayons.

[skyrover]

There are millions of V8 pickups and SUV sales around the world every year and you think one little jeep srt8 is going to make any difference at all?