Answers most frequently asked questions

Carbonkiller

• How does Carbonkiller calculate my (company’s) carbon footprint?
• What does Carbonkiller do with my money?
• Does it make sense to buy carbon credits?
• Does Carbonkiller oppose forest compensation or other forms of CO2 compensation?
• Other initiatives have stopped selling emission permits to private persons. Why does Carbonkiller continue its campaign?
• Can you use CO2 emission permits to compensate for your personal carbon footprint?
• Who is behind all this?
• What does Carbonkiller wants to achieve?

Emission trading

• Why should the EU’s Emission Trading System be more ambitious?
• What is emissions trading?
• What's wrong the EU’s Emissions Trading System?
• What's the deal with the free permits?
• How high should the price of a tonne of CO2 be to have an impact?
• Why not just institute a CO2 tax?
• Is an ambitious CO2 policy harmful for the competitive position of Europe?

Solutions

• Should the government buy up CO2 permits?
• Why should member states implement a carbon floor price?
• How are we going to fix the EU’s Emissions Trading System?