Abstract: Powered platforms for various kinds are each characterized by a corresponding measure of fuel economy. Fuel economy credits are provided to a party who contributes a material that effects an improvement in such fuel consumption for a given powered platform. In a preferred embodiment, such fuel economy credits can be traded. When acquired from another party, such credits can be used to offset fuel economy performance shortfalls. The “material” can comprise any of a wide variety of substances, components, assemblies, design specifications, control strategies (including enabling software), and so forth. The powered platforms can include stationary powered platforms or mobile powered platforms.

Abstract: An emissions credit process (30) that facilitates the provision of emissions credits to parties that make significant contributions to effecting a particular desired emissions reduction goal or goals as pertains to a reduction of emissions that correspond to consumption of a given consumable product (12) by one or more end-user mobile platforms (13).