| Over the last 10 years, "climate change" has become almost synonymous with "carbon emissions". The reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, measured in tonnes of "carbon equivalents" (CO2e) has emerged as the paramount objective in the quest to preserve the planet. But such a simplistic approach cannot possibly resolve the highly complex and interconnected ecological crises that we currently face.
Global environmental policy's single-minded focus on "carbon metrics" reflects a broader obsession with measurement and accounting. The world runs on abstractions -- calories, miles, pounds, and now tonnes of CO2e -- that are seemingly objective and reliable, especially when embedded in "expert" (often economic) language..............................................Full Article: Source
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