Swiss Company Seeks Carbon Credit in Kenya with Blank Water

Swiss Company Seeks Carbon Credit in Kenya with Blank Water

The purchase and sale of carbon credits are relatively new concepts in Africa, accounting for less than three percent of the $144 billion global carbon credit trade. The system is designed to reduce carbon emissions worldwide by allowing projects that that produce low carbon emissions to sell credits to projects that want to reduce their carbon emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA on the challenges and rewards of the African carbon market.