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- White House’s Reworked Climate Metric Draws Suit from States – …analytical tool called the social cost of greenhouse gases. “My immediate reaction is that these states should have a very hard time convincing a judge that a President asking his agencies to work together, to engage with the public and stakeholders, and then to follow the best available science and…
- Republicans Are Still Sticking Their Heads in the Tar Sands on Climate Change – “My immediate reaction is that these states should have a very hard time convincing a judge that a President asking his agencies to work together, to engage with the public and stakeholders, and then to follow the best available science and economics to evaluate the consequences of their decisions, is…
- Much-Debated Climate Metric Getting Immediate Use Under Biden – …full disclosure of the social cost of carbon associated with any major project on federal lands but not a rigorous cost-benefit analysis, said Jason Schwartz, legal director for the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU. That could force Interior officials to make a judgment call, he said. “Then it’ll be…
- Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change – Issue Brief – We conducted a large-sample global survey on climate economics, which we sent to all economists who have published climate-related research in the field’s highest-ranked academic journals; 738 responded. To our knowledge, this is the largest-ever expert survey on the economics of climate change. The results show an overwhelming consensus that…
- Economist Peter Howard: “The Question Is Not Whether Climate Change Will Impact Gross Domestic Product, but By How Much.” – …and researcher on the social cost of carbon, Peter Howard's work tries to estimate the damages done to the environment and human health by CO2 emissions. Recently, Peter Howard published with his colleague Derek Sylvan the results of one of the largest polls of international economists who have analyzed various…
- Improve the Social Cost of Carbon, Do Not Replace It – Recently, the Biden Administration called for a review and possible updating of the SCC to ensure that it reflects the latest science. Some observers, including two prominent economists, Nicholas Stern of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Joseph E. Stiglitz of Columbia University, argue that the SCC…
- April 2021 at Policy Integrity – …Fossil Fuels Rule Commentary: Keep Using (and Improving) the Social Cost of Carbon In the News: Restoring Methane Regulations Oppenheimer’s Impact on Climatology Revesz Discusses Rationality in Governance More from April 2021
- Comments on Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets from Rail Tie Wind Project – The Rail Tie Wind Project would offset approximately 900,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually compared to typical U.S. electric generation. We submitted comments encouraging the Western Area Power Administration to provide context for those emission offsets by using the social cost of greenhouse gases.
- EPA Urges FERC to Consider ‘Carbon Lock-In’ of Gas Pipelines, Stranded Assets – …certificate policy. Their comments suggested that FERC use the social cost of greenhouse gases as the best approach to assessing impacts of a proposed project's emissions.
- Broadening the Use of the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases in Federal Policy – …government should apply the social cost of greenhouse gases beyond regulatory cost-benefit analysis. It is organized under the framework of “decision-making, budgeting, and procurement” laid out in the President’s executive order, identifying a number of relevant actions—like environmental reviews conducted under NEPA and the assessment of royalty rates for federal…