How trading CO2 could save the climate
By Isabelle GerretsenFeatures correspondent@izzygerretsen
Getty ImagesA global carbon market would have potential to significantly lower the world's carbon emissions, proponents say (Credit: Getty Images)For its proponents, a global carbon market could significantly reduce the world's carbon emissions. But its critics say that giving polluters the option to pay for their emissions is not the answer to climate change.
In July, wildfires scorched vast swathes of North America. In Oregon, the Bootleg fire destroyed more than 400,000 acres of forest.
[Read More]