National Geographic climate change report card: A country by country review of who is doing what and how effective it is.
Overview from the World Bank on Carbon Credit Programs: As at June 2020: Some 40 countries and more than 20 cities, states and provinces already use carbon pricing mechanisms, with more planning to implement them in the future. Together the carbon pricing schemes now in place cover about half their emissions, which translates to about 13 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. Source:
https://www.goldstandard.org/take-action/offset-your-emissions#market-place
Price of EU Carbon Emission Futures.
CME (Chicago) Emissions Futures
What makes a high quality Carbon Credit? A WWF guide. Quite technical, but I found it useful to understand how the market works.
Your Carbon Footprint
Various calculators and information on carbon footprints.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Globally, the average household produces about 6 tons CO2/year
“The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world. Globally, the average is closer to 4 tons.”
•Note 1 ton = 0.907185 tonnes
Some Cool Businesses
These guys turn smog into diamonds.
Bottles into sunglasses (and removing plastics from the ocean).
Sustainability Initiatives