Social Cost of Carbon

Drilling Approvals are Not the Reason for High Oil Prices

Drilling Approvals are Not the Reason for High Oil Prices

Despite criticism, the Biden Administration’s drilling approvals have had little impact on current prices.

Improve the Social Cost of Carbon, Do Not Replace It

Improve the Social Cost of Carbon, Do Not Replace It

Despite some scholars’ criticisms, the social cost of carbon is a useful tool for crafting U.S. climate policy.

Trump’s Alternative Economics of Climate Change

Trump’s Alternative Economics of Climate Change

The Trump Administration’s new social cost of carbon policy muddies the waters.

The Discount Rate for the Social Cost of Carbon

The Discount Rate for the Social Cost of Carbon

A Trump Administration proposal that would reduce the social cost of carbon relies on an unjustified discount rate.

How Geographic Boundaries Determine the Social Cost of Carbon

How Geographic Boundaries Determine the Social Cost of Carbon

Considering only the national impact of emissions would be a harmful, misguided move by the Trump administration.