According to scientific research, even with all the Paris Climate Agreement proposals fully implemented by 2100, humanity is still far away from creating a sustainable life. What if we decentralize the carbon offsetting responsibilities and scale them down to the individual level? What if individuals have daily carbon caps, and everyone has to offset every gram of carbon dioxide they emit? What new carbon policies, businesses, and products would emerge in this fictional future world?

Personal Carbon Economy proposes a possible economic model and design interventions into a not so far-fetched near future of personal carbon cap and trade, to promote a carbon responsible future.