METHOD OF TRACKING AND REDEEMING CONSUMER CARBON EMISSION CREDITS

摘要

The present invention is an improved method of tracking and redeeming carbonemission creditsgenerated by a plurality of consumers which is economical and practical. Themethod includesthe steps of providing a carbon credits database of carbon emission creditsfor a plurality ofgoods and services, said carbon credits database including a list of saidgoods and services anda list of the carbon emission credits associated with each of the goods andservices listed. Themethod further includes the step of providing a customer loyalty card systemto said plurality ofconsumers, said customer loyalty card system which includes a customerdatabase including aplurality of customer records, each customer record including details of eachcustomer anddetails of that customer's purchase of goods and services. The method furtherincludes the stepof calculating a customer carbon credits total for each customer by summingthe carbon emissioncredits for all of the goods and services purchased by said customer. Themethod furtherincludes the step of transferring ownership of all of the carbon creditsaccumulated by thecustomers' purchase of goods and services to a loyalty card operator, saidloyalty card operatoroperating the carbon credits database and the customer loyalty card system.Lastly, the methodfurther includes the step of providing a customer reward to each of thecustomers in the customerloyalty card system, said customer reward being proportional to the customercarbon credits total.