“It’s consumption that drives dangerous climate change…”
There’s been a lot of focus on population growth as a key cause of climate change, and it’s been in the news recently, with headlines like “US Population Growth Will Make 2050 Emission Cuts Hard.” It’s an understandable concern, as the debate has been centered around the policy decisions of developed countries — especially the United States — where population growth is a major counterweight to the idea of actual emissions reductions (as opposed to just slower rates of growth).
But as I read the article linked above, I couldn’t help but wonder why they didn’t include one of the many voices that have correctly noted that at root it’s consumption, not population, that’s the defining independent variable for emissions. Especially as David Satterthwaite had so recently written a tightly researched study [PDF] with the primary conclusion that “it is not the growth in (urban or rural) populations that drives the growth in greenhouse gas emissions but rather, the growth in consumers and in their levels of consumption.”
Sure enough, if you read through to the end, thankfully his point of view is included:
Fear not my friends, The Belgrave Trust, a lifestyle consultant…
JustLuxe weighs in today with some words of high praise in an article entitled: “Belgrave Trust: An Easy Way to Offset Your Carbon Footprint.”
We like to think of ourselves as ambassadors of luxury, but pride ourselves even more when we can offer our readers a chance to enjoy the finer things in life… all while protecting the environment that we all call home. Fear not my friends, we give you Belgrave Trust, a lifestyle consultant that manages their client’s investments in carbon offsets, in turn minimizing each individual’s carbon footprint. Like us, the Belgrave Trust is an ambassador, only they are answering to a slightly larger audience: the earth.
A membership to Belgrave Trust is not only a wise personal investment but makes for an ideal gift, particularly for that person who has, well let’s face it: Everything. Not only will you receive the satisfaction that your investments are truly giving back to the environment but Belgrave Trust rewards membership time with unique gifts like wood chess sets made by Punjabi artisans or hand-crafted copper bowls
This is certainly something we can trust in.
Belgrave Trust Scores Treehugger Interview
The fine folks at Treehugger saw fit to sit down with us for a conversation about taking a different approach to living carbon neutral.
Here’s a bit of what they had to say
The carbon offset market has primarily been focused on providing services to the average person, these services, according to Belgrave Trust, are not geared toward those that can make the biggest impact. So they launched a company to give the jet-set crowd a better way to go green.
Find out what we had to say in response by reading the whole article here.
