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Pretty in Sink
Carbon trading market could help save rainforests |
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24 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Pretty in Sink Carbon trading market could help save rainforests Rainforests are worth far more intact, acting as carbon sinks, than if they're cleared for farmland or pasture, the World Bank said yesterday, and therefore countries should be compensated for keeping trees standing. Enter: the global carbon market, where polluters must pay to offset excessive carbon dioxide emissions. The World Bank's Kenneth Chomitz ... |
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