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Climate Change Negotiators Consider Giving Credit for Trees

By Rachel Ward

Rochester, NY – This week in Copenhagen, global leaders are working on a cooperative strategy to reduce global warming. Congress is also considering a proposal to set limits on carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. As part of a collaboration with northeast stations, Rachel Ward of WXXI in Rochester reports on the growing interest in offering carbon credits to polluters in exchange for preserving forest land.