Protecting Wildlife May Produce New Offset Market

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Protecting plants, animals and habitats could generate offset credits and a market that is bigger than United Nations emissions trading, according to Climate Change Capital.

The U.K. government is likely to require or encourage property developers and other companies to mitigate ecological damages from their operations, said Ben Caldecott, head of U.K. and European Union policy for the London-based investor in greenhouse-gas certificates.