But for the CDM to provide that link, countries will have to reduce their greenhouse-gas emission targets drastically, thus providing a boost to demand.

ECONOMIST: Carbon markets

At the annual meeting of the Carbon Disclosure Project--a non-profit investor organization devoted to greater transparency in greenhouse gas emission statistics--Sun released a set of open-source software tools that companies can use to track carbon emissions.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Cellulosic ethanol uses non-food feed stocks with significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, and the first commercial-scale plant is being built today in Soperton, Ga.

FORBES: Khosla Speaks

An executive order signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) in June 2005 established short- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduce targets for California: to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

FORBES: How Will California Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80% By 2050?