Another success of the global carbon markets has been to provide a financial incentive that will result in around 2.5 billion tonnes of emission reductions being created in developing countries during 2008-2012.

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Options can provide a significant financial incentive to employees to reach predetermined goals and in time, if the company is successful, enjoy the upside monetary benefits of ownership.

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At least in the short term, financial rewards can provide strong incentive to ditch bad habits, says Dr. Volpp.

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