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More companies trading in carbon offsets and those financing emissions reduction projects are setting up shop in Singapore.

More than 30 such carbon-related firms have done so in the last three years or so.

The trade in carbon credits, worth US$153 billion (S$208 billion) globally last year, is driven by various requirements to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions. These include cap-and-trade regulations in Europe and countries scrambling to fulfil carbon emissions obligations under the United Nations’ Kyoto Protocol.

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Air travelers are paying vastly differing prices to offset their contribution to climate change, in some cases three times market levels, despite efforts to increase transparency in an unregulated market.

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