Transforming the face ofThe proposed and on-going coastal restoration in Louisiana could generate carbon credits. According to the American carbon registry and Entergy Corp, a carbon offset protocol could be developed for the environmentally devastated region.
The present administration of the region has pledged their support for selling carbon credits into the emerging cap-and-trade markets. The work conducted would help to restore the Mississippi River Delta which is currently suffering from bad erosion.
The carbon credits would be sold to companies that are investing in building up and restoring the Louisiana coast. Scientists claim that this could result in the region becoming a carbon sponge and keep the planet cooler.
The exact form of the carbon credits remains to be seen.