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					Originally Posted by  RawAlex
					 
				 
				net net, there is still the same amount of shit going into the air, just someone paid to not feel so guilty about it. 
			
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 The total amount is lowered with quotas. If two factories polluted the amount of 200, they can now pollute, lets say 180. They can buy quotas from each other, but not more than 180 will get out. 
If private persons buy quotas, they have to pollute less, or find alternative ways 
