Effective climate action depends on dismantling the assumptions and oversimplifications that have become the basis of climate policy. The assumption that greenhouse gases (GHG) are fungible and the use of single-point values in normalizing GHG species to CO2-equivalents can propagate inaccuracies in carbon accounting and have already led to failures of carbon offset systems. Separate emission reduction targets and tracking by GHG species are recommended to achieve long-term climate stabilization.

翻译：有效的气候行动取决于破除已成为气候政策基础的假设与过度简化。温室气体（GHG）可完全替代的假设，以及在将温室气体种类归一化为二氧化碳当量时使用单点值，可能导致碳核算中的误差传播，并已造成碳抵消系统的失效。为实现长期气候稳定，建议按温室气体种类分别设定减排目标并进行独立追踪。