As companies look for ways to offset their emissions of climate-warming pollution, forest carbon credits have emerged as a popular tool. Forest carbon credits came along as a way to help pay for the management that’s required to protect and expand these carbon sinks – think of them as a way to put money towards keeping forests standing and healthy. You can be offered to spend a few extra dollars on carbon credits to make your shipping carbon neutral, or maybe you’ll be offered carbon credits to purchase to offset your flight. Sanders-DeMott: Carbon credit protocols are the rules for certifying carbon credits and for calculating how much carbon can be credited to a specific project. This could set a national precedent for rigorous, credible forest carbon credits within states and governments.