Q: What is global warming?
A: Global warming generally describes an increase in the earth's temperature. While the globe goes through a natural cycle of temperature fluctuation, the industrial development of the past several centuries has led to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. This accelerating accumulation brings potentially disastrous climatological consequences.

Q: What is world hunger?
A: World hunger describes the scarcity of food in countries throughout the globe. According to recent estimates by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 854 million people in the world are undernourished.

Q: What is a carbon credit?
A: A carbon credit is a permit that allows the holder to emit one metric tonne of carbon dioxide. Credits are awarded to groups and individuals that have reduced their green house gases below their emission quota (mandated by protocols prescribed nationally and internationally). Often this reduction is a result of carbon capture and storage. As tradable financial instruments, carbon credits can be bought and sold in various international exchanges at their current market price. (Source: answer.com)

Q: Why should I care?
A: In the past, humanity's ability to affect the climate was downplayed. Recent studies have shown that this view is short-sighted. Pollution has led to climate change for this and future generations. Additionally, while great progress has been made in decreasing absolute poverty throughout the world, there is still plenty of work to be done. EcoVerdance is offering an amazing opportunity to give undernourished people the ability to produce more food while cleaning the environment.