CO2e
n.— «The IPCC has crunched the numbers and says this means a tax of about $50 levied on every metric ton of GHGs, or carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e to use their terminology).» —“We Need a Global Carbon Tax” by Ralph Nader, Toby Heaps Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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