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How does carbon trading work?

The Robert W Scherer Power Plant, a coal-fired electricity plant operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of the Southern Company, in Juliette, Georgia, U.S. April 1, 2017.

Pay to pollute: Carbon trading emerged as an incentive to curb emissions Image: REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry

Teresa Hartmann
Lead, Climate and Nature, World Economic Forum Geneva
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