[Global Change: 2296] Re: barter market model to exchange green house gases quotas

The purpose of bartering is the same as the reason why we use of
money: develop economy and exchange.
Before deciding the means, we should consider pros and cons of both
possibilities.
The carbon finance does not achieve the worldwide market required for
the full efficiency of the Kyoto protocol. The largest market has been
settled in Europe, works rather well but is limited to the Euro zone.
India, China and USA  will be determinant.
The "multigas" strategy recently recommended by the IPCC seems an
other difficulty the carbon finance cannot solve.
The reasons of this situation are far from clear for me, but this is a
fact.

Now, we use to say that arranging mutually convenient swap is the
difficulty of barter. I do not believe it, and you will see by reading
this:
http://60gp.ovh.net/~danselav/blogob/
that the difficulty can be solved with computers.

Barter also makes the distinction between two behaviors confused by
using the same word "speculation". It is like microbes: some are
healthy and other parasitic. I wonder if the reason of the
difficulties of the carbon finance is  primarily it's incapacity to
make the distinction.

Barter also implements the multigas strategy very naturally,
considering each gas spices as different measurable commodities.

On an international scale, pros and cons are in favor of barter if you
admit barter can be organized using computers.

I present you a piece of evidence we can do it. It is openBarter.

Olivier

On Dec 4, 6:17 am, James Annan <james.an...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> olivier ch wrote:
> > I would appreciate your comments on this market place model.
> > If it was used to regulate the ecologic economy, it would make it
> > independant of any possible financial crisis.
>
> Is this the only purpose of the bartering? It seems to me that money was
> developed (and is used) primarily to avoid the difficulties of arranging
>   mutually convenient swaps.
>
> James