[vasco]

This is being done right now in the Amazon without blockchain. First you start logging a lot more trees. Then the world is outraged at how many trees you cut, and you begrundgingly go to the negotiation table to figure out the carbon subsidies you're going to get in exchange for not cutting those trees. But wouldn't you know, estimates of how many trees you're able to not cut per year are based on how many trees you just cut so you get way more than you would've in the first place.

Exchanging money for not doing things is fun.

[zerd]

Sounds like the classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket on a global scale.