Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software to digitalize and standardize information necessary to issue, register, transact, claim, and report on the attributes and value of virtual commodities; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software to digitalize and measure the physical properties of energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental attributes; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for quantifying and digitalizing data on the measurement of energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental attributes; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms to provide a financial exchange for the trading of various types of virtual commodities that are derived from measuring the physical properties and production and distribution attributes of such commodities; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for trading and brokerage of financial instruments including commodities, futures, options, forwards and other derivative products, as well as carbon, water rights, renewable energy certificates and other environmental commodities