What does carbon exchange mean?
A. Carbon trading has emerged recently as a means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Through the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), greenhouse gas “credit” are traded. One carbon credit is equal to one metric ton of carbon dioxide. Companies looking to voluntarily regulate their carbon emissions can purchase credits to offset their carbon emissions; these credits come from landowners who can see the carbon that has been sequestered on their land through either forestry or agricultural means.
