Derivatives of environmentally relevant items

A method for facilitating exchange of rights associated with environmentally relevant items, comprising:

• identifying a first type of environmentally relevant item recognized by a jurisdiction associated with a first environmentally relevant action;
• identifying a second type of environmentally relevant item recognized by a jurisdiction associated with a second environmentally relevant action;
• identifying at least one disparity between the benefit of the first environmentally relevant item and the benefit of the second environmentally relevant item in view of a given environmentally relevant action;
• and
• creating an instrument whereby a transaction may be undertaken based on the nature of the at least one disparity.

A method for facilitating exchange of rights associated with environmentally relevant items, comprising:

• identifying a first environmentally relevant item;
• identifying a second environmentally relevant item;
• identifying at least one disparity between the environmentally relevant items;
• and
• creating an instrument based on the at least one disparity.

A method for facilitating exchange of rights associated with environmentally relevant items, comprising:

• identifying at least one environmentally relevant item;
• identifying at least one financial instrument;
• identifying at least one disparity between the environmentally relevant item and the financial instrument;
• and
• creating an instrument based on the at least one disparity.