Cape Town branch co-ordinator for Earthlife Africa: "Carbon trading is the biggest con the planet has ever seen"

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[Muna Lakhani, Cape Town branch co-ordinator for Earthlife Africa] slammed the practice of carbon trading, saying that it would not result in companies reducing their output of greenhouse gases.

"Carbon trading is the biggest con the planet has ever seen: It's simply a method where capitalists can commodify our atmosphere. There's a difference between trading in carbon and taxing it."