By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

The Emissary card would look and act like a regular credit card … but it would also be a smart card. It would track the rate at which a person pollutes. Users are allocated a certain number of “carbon credits”, which are used up as he uses the card.

“As far as I understand, those people who have a high impact on the environment would use their credits quickly and suffer penalties for any further impact by paying more for goods and services that impact the environment,” said Chaz Nandra, co-founding director at Design Stream. Source: News.com

We Say: Besides the obvious question … will I get any miles, besides being reminded about my impact on the world :-) … I have other thoughts here.