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- 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…
- Peter Howard – …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…
- EPA and DOT Finalize 2017-2025 Fuel Economy Standards – The DOT and EPA finalized fuel efficiency standards today for cars and light duty trucks, increasing fuel efficiency to 54.5 mpg by Model Year 2025. The agencies calculate that consumer savings under the new standards will be comparable to lowering the price of gasoline by $1 per gallon by 2025.
- Wrapped Up in Politics, Granddaddy of Cap-and-Trade Plans has an Uncertain Future – Michael Livermore, the executive director of New York University’s Institute for Policy Integrity, said it would be a mistake to give that up just because critics would raise the specter of cap and trade. “If we ever want to get serious about greenhouse gas reductions, it will include these kinds…
- Letter to Obama Officals on the Social Cost of Carbon – …commitment to updating the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) value to reflect improving science and economic understanding of climate change and its effects on society. Doing so can communicate to the public important information about the benefits of greenhouse gas reductions and show how the Administration frames the climate change…
- More on the nutty move by The New Republic to install misinformer Manzi as ‘in-house critic’ – Manzi makes several important concessions: he acknowledges that denying climate science is nonsense, that we face a genuine threat, and that we should take some steps to address that threat. But Manzi goes off track with his argument that the economics and science of climate change are insufficient to justify…