Frictitious commodities: Virtuality, virtue and value in the carbon economy of repair

• Published in: Environment and planning. E, Nature and space (Print) Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 2203 - 2228
• Main Author: Huff, Amber
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2023
• Subjects: carbon forestry; Fictitious commodities; value; voluntary carbon market; nature-based solutions
• ISSN: 2514-8486; 2514-8494
• DOI: 10.1177/25148486211015056

What ‘nature’ is being commodified in carbon markets, and why does it matter? How are carbon commodities and ecologies of repair co-produced through carbon forestry? Are the Polanyian notions of ‘fictitious commodification’ and ‘embeddedness’ appropriate for thinking about carbon forestry and volunt...