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- ‘Social Cost’ of Carbon Emissions Rising but Still Underestimated, Experts Warn – …$37 per tonne of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, according to an updated estimate by the U.S. government. The Obama administration’s cost-of-carbon figure has been put to use in a variety of ways, including to justify energy efficiency rules put out by the Department of Energy, said Richard Revesz,…
- Comments Submitted to OMB in Support of the Social Cost of Carbon – Policy Integrity submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) voicing our support for the Administration’s continued use of the social cost of carbon (SCC) as it provides an important, if conservative, estimate of the costs of climate change and the benefits of reducing carbon pollution.
- January Newsletter – January at Policy Integrity: Supreme Court amicus brief on EPA’s PSD permitting case; EPA can create a cap-and-trade program for fuel; Comments on Con Edison storm hardening and resilience report; On the Docket: The social cost of carbon; Spotlight on Alumni: Inimai Chettiar.
- Comments On the Social Cost of Carbon in DOE’s Refrigerator Rule – …submitted comments on the social cost of carbon (SCC) within a rule proposed by the Department of Energy regarding energy conservation for commercial refrigeration equipment. The SCC calculation is an estimate of the damage caused by each ton of carbon emissions and used in the cost-benefit analyses of regulations with…
- Comments on Petition for Correction on Social Cost of Carbon – …agencies involved in the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Carbon (IWG).
- Comments on the Social Cost of Carbon in Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures Rule – …submitted comments on the social cost of carbon. The calculation—an estimate of the damage caused by each ton of carbon emissions—was used in a rule proposed by the Department of Energy regarding energy conservation from metal halide lamp fixtures. The joint comments show that according to cutting-edge economic research, the…
- Greenhouse-Gas Fight Escalates – The administration has used “the most mainstream, the most well-validated, the most broadly accepted methodology for assigning benefits,” said Michael Livermore, a cost-benefit expert at the University of Virginia law school. He said “the entire process has been on the record.”
- WSJ Contradicts Experts On Social Cost Of Carbon – …Administration To Assign A Social Cost Of Carbon Above $0. New York University School of Law’s Institute for Policy Integrity noted that a court chastised the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2007 for assigning a social cost of carbon of $0 in setting fuel economy standards, and that…
- Social cost of carbon an important part of equation – According to Michael Livermore, executive director of the Institute for Policy Integrity, the legal requirement for cost-benefit analysis is at the heart of the issue. Beginning under the Reagan administration, proposed government regulations must be submitted to review by a little-known office called the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
- As Concerns Mount, Environmentalists Seek To Raise Carbon ‘Cost’ Estimate – …default estimate of the social cost of carbon (SCC), believing it will strengthen the case for strict greenhouse gas (GHG) rules and other emission controls just as concerns about irreversible climate change due to the emissions are mounting. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Environmental Defense Fund and the Institute…