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Questions About CARBON MARKETS A Q&A with TALT CEO CHAD ELLIS S TO RY BY L O R I E A . WO O DWA R D P H OTO BY W Y M A N M E I N Z E R
Carbon sequestration, either nature-based or engineered, is a hot topic of conversation for policy makers, conservation organizations, agencies and landowners. Like most natural resource challenges and opportunities, it takes land. I sat down with Chad Ellis, CEO of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT), for a quick Q&A. Ellis is one of the senior movers, shakers and thinkers in the emerging field of ecosystems markets of which the carbon market is one of the earliest opportunities.
FO R M O R E I N FO R M AT I O N ON CARBON MARKETS AND EC O S YS T E M S E RV I C E S , C H EC K O U T T H E FO L LOW I N G ONLINE RESOURCES:
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