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Carbon Trading - Profitable for Businesses and Private Citizens

A carbon-trading market is a good tool for companies which want to be paid for reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, but now everyday citizens can take advantage of carbon-trading markets too.

A carbon-trading market is used by businesses, governments, or other entities which commit to a greenhouse gas reduction goal. Those which beat their goals can sell their credits to those who produce excess greenhouse gases. This system provides a nice incentive to reduce emissions and will make green businesses more competitive via increased income through trading.

There are even ways for private citizens to get involved in these markets. By participating as part of a larger entity, known as aggregating, you will be able to sell or trade your carbon credits for profit. By aggregating your credits into a larger entity, the carbon offset credits become large enough to trade or sell in the Global Emissions Exchange market. This is done transparently on the GEX.

Additionally, you can help your State and County governments reach their emissions goals, helping them to get paid for their credits.

To sign up with the Global Emissions Exchange GEX, visit their website at:

http://www.globalemissionsexchange.com/

Don't forget to contact your County and State governments to express your interest in this program and your request that they also participate.

The website for the Howard County Office of Environmental Sustainability in Maryland, and a few equivalent offices in other counties are listed below:

If you know of others you would like to see listed, please send information to us at: sustainability office.