Peter Howard
Economics Director
Peter Howard is the economics director at Policy Integrity, and a former economic fellow. Much of his work focuses on the social cost of carbon and integrated assessment models. He is the lead researcher for the Cost of Carbon Pollution Project, a collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC). He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis, where his research focused on climate change, environmental policy, and agricultural policy. Howard also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bard College.
He can be reached at [email protected] or (212) 998-6093.
Reports
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The Scale of Significance: Oil and Gas
The U.S. Has the Most Climate-Polluting Oil and Gas Sector in the World
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Under the Hood
EPA and DOT’s Models Overlook Hidden Attributes of Fuel Efficiency Improvements
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Evaluating the Full Cost of PFAS
Considerations for Cost-Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Design
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Economic Consensus Favors Climate Action
A Response to the Department of Energy’s Climate Report
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The Scale of Contribution: Vehicles
U.S. Vehicles Are By Far the World’s Largest Source of Transportation Pollution
Academic Articles
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Carbon Removal, Climate Impacts, and Equity: Insights From Expert Elicitation
Published in the Journal of Climate Resilience & Climate Justice
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Methodology Matters: A Careful Meta-Analysis of Climate Damages
Published in Environmental and Resource Economics
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Accounting for the Increasing Benefits From Scarce Ecosystems
As people get richer, and ecosystem services scarcer, policy-relevant estimates of ecosystem value must rise
Op-Eds
Public Comments
