ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSET TRADING PLATFORM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of accounting for environmental offset credits established in one or more offset markets, the method comprising:
- registering an environmental offset credit to an owner thereof;
assigning a unique identifier to the environmental offset credit;
receiving instructions of a pending trade of the environmental offset credit between a buyer and a seller;
if the seller has an amount of environmental offset credit sufficient for the trade, adjusting buyer and seller accounts with corresponding credits and debits;
otherwise, providing a notification of an insufficient environmental offset credit to carry out the trade.
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Abstract
A method of accounting for environmental offset credits from multiple offset markets includes registering the offset credit; assigning a unique identifier; receiving notification of a pending trade between a buyer/seller of an offset in one of the multiple offset markets. If the seller has an amount of environmental offsets sufficient for the trade and the trade is consummated, buyer and seller accounts are adjusted with corresponding credits and debits. Otherwise, a notification of insufficient environmental offsets to carry out the trade is provided. In a further aspect, instead of receiving a notification of a pending trade, the trade may be executed. In another embodiment, a computer-implemented trading platform includes a processor; a memory with a structured database that stores information relating to two or more environmental offset credits established in the two or more different offset markets. A bid or ask quote for an environmental offset credit is received and a buyer is matched by the processor with a seller of based on the received bid or ask quote. If the seller has an amount of environmental offset credits sufficient for the trade, a trade of an environmental offset credit is executed between the buyer and the seller. Otherwise, a notification of insufficient environmental offset credits to carry out the trade is provided.
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1. A method of accounting for environmental offset credits established in one or more offset markets, the method comprising:
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registering an environmental offset credit to an owner thereof; assigning a unique identifier to the environmental offset credit; receiving instructions of a pending trade of the environmental offset credit between a buyer and a seller; if the seller has an amount of environmental offset credit sufficient for the trade, adjusting buyer and seller accounts with corresponding credits and debits; otherwise, providing a notification of an insufficient environmental offset credit to carry out the trade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of trading and accounting for environmental offset credits established in two or more different offset markets, the method comprising:
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registering, in a database, a plurality of environmental offset credits established in the two or more different offset markets; assigning each of said plurality of environmental offset credits with a unique identifier; receiving a bid or ask quote for one of the plurality of environmental offsets established in one of the two or more different offset markets; matching a buyer with a seller of said one of the plurality of environmental offset credits based, at least in part, on the received bid or ask quote; if the seller has an amount of environmental offset credits sufficient for a trade, executing a trade of said one of the plurality of environmental offset credits between the buyer and the seller; and otherwise, providing a notification of insufficient environmental offset credits to carry out the trade to at least the seller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer-implemented platform useful in accounting for environmental offset credit trades made in two or more offset markets, the trading platform comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors, said memory comprising a structured database therein configured to store information relating to one or more environmental offset credits established in the two or more different offset markets; an interface to the one or more processors configured to forward a bid and/or ask quote for one of the two or more environmental offset credits to said one or more processors, said one or more processors matching a buyer with a seller of said one of the two or more environmental offset credits based, at least in part, on the received bid or ask quote, said one of the two or more environmental offset credits being established in one of the two or more different offset markets; wherein, if the seller has an amount of environmental offset credits sufficient for the trade, the one or more processors generates a signal that indicates, to at least the seller, that sufficient environmental offsets are available to carry out a trade of said one of the two or more environmental offset credits between the buyer and the seller, and wherein, if the seller does not have an amount of environmental offset credits sufficient for the trade, the one or more processors generates a signal that indicates, to at least the seller, that insufficient environmental offsets are available to carry out the trade. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of converting an environmental offset credit, the method comprising:
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retiring an offset credit verified under a first verification standard; verifying a new offset credit under a second verification standard, said new offset credit being essentially equivalent to the first offset credit at least in terms of representing a desired reduction in emissions; and thereafter, registering the new offset credit in a registry to a owner thereof. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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