Governmental carbon footprints, absolutely, individual, absolutely not. That could easily be used for evil and create a global registry of people. Especially since such a database would certainly... moreGovernmental carbon footprints, absolutely, individual, absolutely not. That could easily be used for evil and create a global registry of people. Especially since such a database would certainly contain information such as personal names, addresses, and whatnot. Less
That would be a very dangerous idea because, in order to accomplish something like that, one would have to track the daily lives of the individual person, which is a massive ethical violation of... moreThat would be a very dangerous idea because, in order to accomplish something like that, one would have to track the daily lives of the individual person, which is a massive ethical violation of privacy. This can easily be corrupted and be used for purposes of intimidation or extortion. While I strongly believe that there should be an effort to reduce carbon footprints, implementing a worldwide system for tracking these would be a very bad idea. Less
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