What lessons do you draw from the U.K., Denmark, Massachusetts and New Hampshires attempts to implement their own greenhouse gas markets?
Just how is the Chicago Claim Exchange poised to address the problems of environmental pollutants BETTER than the public sector? Sandor–We believe in free markets, and we believe that the government shouldn’t be in the chip, semiconductors or financial exchange business. The right comparison is that this is a voluntary approach. We’re multi-sector. None of the other emerging carbon markets has the involvement of the agriculture or forestry sectors. We’re multi-national. It’s apples and oranges. We have looked at these markets, and there are lessons to be learned from them. This is just one more evolutionary step to a full-scale market. Just how does the Chicago Climate Exchange bring sustainable farming and forestry practices into the equation? What are your plans for Brazil, and what other areas globally do you believe are ripe for reforestation? The other systems only allow you to buy or sell credits that come from emission reductions elsewhere in the system. We allow offsetting beh
