Carbon Credits has significant role in reducing carbon emitted by an organization to create clean development project
![]() |
| Carbon Credits |
The purpose of
carbon credits is to encourage companies to reduce their emissions and create a
monetary incentive to do so. These credits are allocated to a company and
decrease in value as time passes. As the credits decline, a company can sell
excess credits to another company, thus making money. In other words, it act as a kind of stock
exchange for carbon(C) credits. In fact, a company can sell or buy it on a
market that matches their requirements. But if the company doesn't meet its
target, it must pay a fine. So, if the company is able to pay the fine, it can
sell or buy it on the open market or from an approved organization.
The process of carbon(C)
credit evaluation is similar to buying a house. The factors that determine
value in carbon(C) credits include quality, size, and location. The Gold
Standard advocates that carbon credits should reflect the social value of
carbon, as well as the economic value of additional impacts. Furthermore, it
argues that market mechanisms should deliver carbon(C) credits at the lowest
possible cost. Once verified, carbon
credit can be sold to cement manufacturers and help companies
meet their short-term regulatory requirements.
In addition to
buying carbon(C) credits, companies can also buy carbon offsets. These carbon(C)
credits are based on a system wherein a business purchases emission licenses.
These credits are used as a means of paying for emission reduction elsewhere or
in the country that they operate in. In this way, a single American aluminum
manufacturer can theoretically offset its carbon footprint by investing in a
clean development project in Africa. Thus, the company can prevent more carbon
from being emitted in the developing world.

Comments
Post a Comment