Carbon credits and other cap and trade programs are increasingly popular ways to reduce carbon emissions and other forms of pollution. In Japan, Nissan recently announced the creation of the Nissan Zero Emission Fund for owners of their Leaf EV (electric vehicle). Leaf owners will generate carbon credits equal to the amount of CO2 emissions […]
The Alliance’s A-Z: C
The letter C is working double time in this A-Z and it stands for carbon credit. A carbon credit is something that can be purchased in order to offset an individual or organization’s carbon footprint. So if you emit 100 pounds of carbon dioxide you can purchase 100 pounds worth of carbon credits. The money […]
