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Semi-Finalist Evaluation
Judges'' comments
The notion that the more you spend on carbon, the faster you will move toward carbon-neutrality in your household is a good one. But at the end of the day, I just don't think that people will "play by the rules" and voluntarily invest money in these important ways. First, people already don't save enough for their own future well-being (retirement) or invest enough in renewable energy solutions (solar panels) despite having the economic incentives in place to do so. Second, although I like the simplicity of the "future box" in many ways, it feels a bit too "low-tech" (not to mention, unsecure)-- why not some kind of log on a mobile phone that keeps track of how much you owe and withdraws it from your checking account into a "future account" instead? I understand that higher-tech makes it less inclusive, but given the disproportionate share of the world's carbon being consumed in industrialized nations, tech solutions could be feasible here.
Another criticism raised: there is no plan for how this idea will be implemented, enforced.
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