With the end of the year approaching, it is time to take stock and reflect on the past 14 episodes. I present lessons and takeaways from each and discuss some upcoming episodes. For questions, comments or suggestions, you can contact me at arvid.viaene.ce@gmail.com
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With the end of the year approaching, it is time to take stock and reflect on the past 14 episodes. I present lessons and takeaways from each and discuss some upcoming episodes. For questions, comments or suggestions, you can contact me at arvid.viaene.ce@gmail.com
#6 - From $0 to $190: How U.S. Presidents Price a Ton of CO₂
Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
17 minutes
4 months ago
#6 - From $0 to $190: How U.S. Presidents Price a Ton of CO₂
Pricing carbon is the backbone of climate cost-benefit analysis in the U.S. If the price is high, stronger environmental rules pay for themselves; if it’s low, they don’t. In this episode, I trace how the social cost of carbon entered federal policy and why the number has shifted between administrations. What we cover From Reagan-era cost-benefit rules to a 2007 court case that rejected “carbon = $0”The Obama team’s Interagency Working Group and a unified SCC built from leading IAMsTrump’s sh...
Climate Economics with Arvid Viaene
With the end of the year approaching, it is time to take stock and reflect on the past 14 episodes. I present lessons and takeaways from each and discuss some upcoming episodes. For questions, comments or suggestions, you can contact me at arvid.viaene.ce@gmail.com
