Africa: Can Carbon Trading Work in Africa?

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There's big potential for Africa to participate in international carbon markets given its ability to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation

Carbon emissions trading is a market-based mechanism for trading pollution credits among countries. It includes a range of policy instruments aimed at assisting industrialised countries to achieve their emissions targets by allowing reductions to take place where they cost the least.

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