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Author Greenstone, Michael, 1968-

Title Estimating the social cost of carbon for use in U.S. federal rulemakings : a summary and interpretation / Michael Greenstone, Elizabeth Kopits, Ann Wolverton
Published Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (31 pages) : illustrations
Series NBER working paper series ; no. 16913
Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; no. 16913.
Summary The United States Government recently concluded a year-long process to develop a range of values representing the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, commonly referred to as the social cost of carbon (SCC). These values are currently used in benefit-cost analyses to assess potential federal regulations. For 2010, the central value of the SCC is $21 per ton of CO2 emissions and sensitivity analyses are to be conducted at $5, $35, and $65 (2007$). This paper summarizes the methodology and process used to develop the SCC values, complemented with our own commentary about how the SCC can be used to inform regulatory decisions and areas where further research would be particularly useful
Notes "March 2011."
Title from http://www.nber.org/papers/16913 viewed Apr. 5, 2011
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-31)
Subject Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Economic aspects
Externalities (Economics) -- Measurement
Government Policy.
Climate; Natural Disasters; Global Warming.
Valuation of Environmental Effects.
Form Electronic book
Author Kopits, Elizabeth.
Wolverton, Ann.
National Bureau of Economic Research.