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Carbon News: World Credit Trade to Top $90 Billion

Carbon World News....Point Carbon said Tuesday that global trade in credits representing reductions of planet-warming gas emissions should rise 56 percent this year from about $59 billion, or 40 billion euros, to approximately $92 billion, or 63 billion... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Tue, Feb 26 2008

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