REUTERS - A compromise U.S. climate bill unveiled on Wednesday will allow between 500 million and up to one billion carbon offsets into an emissions trading scheme aimed at cutting U.S. greenhouse gas pollution.
The bill, called the American Power Act, backs efforts to fight deforestation in developing countries and to allow offsets from projects that save forests from being chopped down, preserve peat lands and rehabilitate forests.
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