# Purpose

$KLIMA is designed as a token central to providing liquidity in the carbon market. It plays a pivotal role in the Carbon Market (CM) by acting as a means of exchange and de-facto index of carbon projects.

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[means-of-exchange](https://docs.klimadao.finance/economics/purpose/means-of-exchange)
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{% content-ref url="purpose/store-of-value" %}
[store-of-value](https://docs.klimadao.finance/economics/purpose/store-of-value)
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{% content-ref url="purpose/unit-of-account" %}
[unit-of-account](https://docs.klimadao.finance/economics/purpose/unit-of-account)
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