# US 2014/0155148 A1 · Process for tracking greenhouse gas emissions/carbon reductions and other environmental credits in open and closed trading systems utilizing a mobile application and accompanying climate change video game > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155148 A1 - Document ID: US20140155148A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/232,614 - Filed: 2012-07-16 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-14 - Assignees: Texas Climate and Carbon Exchange LLC - Inventors: Jerald Wrightsil; Melanie Barnes; Rebecca Jo Reser - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155148A1 ## CPC - G06Q 40/04: Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange - G06Q 30/018: Certifying business or products - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A mobile application for use in facilitating environmental credits has been developed for individual as well as corporate and municipality use. The downloadable application can be used to track a user's carbon footprint and possible reductions in carbon use through purchasing green products and other methods of carbon savings. The closed loop feature allows the user to return the carbon credits to the manufacturer of the green product. Although carbon credits are used in the examples, the invention can be used for any type of environmental credit or reduction in monitored substance. Also, the invention is flexible in its application and can be used to track carbon savings for event travel. The use of the mobile application is unlimited in geographic reach. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of trading environmental credits comprising: providing a downloadable application for trading environmental credits on a device capable of connecting to the Internet to a user; calculating the user's environmental footprint to determine credits available for offset trading; certifying the user's environmental credits, forwarding the user's certified environmental credits to a central registry that compiles and stores environmental credits from individuals, corporations, municipalities, carbon reduction projects and other entities that have offsets for trading; facilitating the trading of the certified environmental credits by users with credits with entities in need of offsets; reconciling the exchange of environmental credits; and compensating the user for the environmental credits. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method of claim 1 wherein the environmental credits are selected from the group of carbon credits, aqua credits, monitored substances and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A method of claim 1 wherein the entities in need of offsets are selected form the group of companies, municipalities and countries. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A method of claim 1 wherein the exchange collects a transaction fee on the trading of the environmental credits. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A method of claim 1 further comprising locating via the application a manufacturer, dealer or retailer that has registered an authenticated green product or process with an exchange; purchasing the green product or process by the user; using the green product by the user to create certified environmental credits; registering the certified environmental credits created by the user; and trading the certified credits back to the manufacturer, dealer or retailer in a closed loop system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method of claim 1 wherein the user creates additional environmental credits by using the downloadable application to calculate the credits through use of green products and building processes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method of claim 1 where in the entities in need of environmental offsets may obtain credits through trading with the exchange. ### Claim 8 A method to create carbon credits in connection with an event via the mobile application comprising identifying an event that requires travel to attend; further identifying the energy efficient travel methods; establishing carbon credits for the energy efficient travel methods; and issuing carbon vouchers to those users taking energy efficient travel methods ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A method of claim 8 wherein the event organizer promotes the energy efficient travel and receives the carbon vouchers from the users in return for compensation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) A method of claim 8 wherein the event is selected from the group of musical and theatrical performances, sports event, conferences, seminars, work locations or travel destinations. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) A method of claim 8 wherein the energy efficient travel is selected from the group of park and ride facility, car pool, mass transportation and hybrid vehicle use. ### Claim 12 A game for simulating positive environmental intervention comprising the steps of: providing a downloadable game on a device capable of connecting the Internet to a user; educating the player in the urgency of climate change; calculating the player's environmental footprint via input provided by the player; and notifying the player of possible virtual credits available for virtual offset trading; ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A game of claim 12 wherein the game simulates a virtual city and the player may input environmental data to determine the virtual city change in credits. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A game of claim 12 comprising the additional steps of offering the player the option to conduct real time energy management through the game; and providing information and connection to the exchange to allow for sale of the real time credits created by the player. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) A game of claim 12 wherein individually generated credits are aggregated into a pooled account of small credit (micro credit or nano credit) sellers of the same or similar type to constitute sufficient volume for sale to a purchaser. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) A game of claim 12 wherein the information on the credit trading is transmitted via social media.