I nicked the idea of blogging about this from over at Madame Arcati. I know she won`t mind. My head has no original ideas in it after a week of powerful antibiotics.  Any road up, as we say, this carbon trading. I think I understand the principle behind it though I have no idea if it could actually work - the figures, as Madame A says, seem to be a little, shall we say, creative. But I think I have found a way of making money out of it.

Correct me if I am wrong but as I do not fly and indeed, do not visit foreign countries as I have no passport, I am in credit, carbon-wise. Very very much in credit actually. I think I am credit in other carbon areas as well as I have planted about 50 acres of trees here  but let us not be diverted.

I think that, in a sort of reverse air-miles process, I should give people my non-air miles or Carbon Credits as we must call them, and they pay me for them. So that they can then fly with clear consciences, knowing that my not flying anywhere means that they..... Oh you get the drift.

I can see this as a very good wheeze. Maybe I could ebay it ?

How much will you give me for not-Paris, not-New York, not-Mauritius, not-AspenColorado.

What do you mean but you would be paying for the trip twice over ? How is that relevant ?

A clear conscience is priceless, I`d have thought.