The Social Cost of Carbon
- Abstract
This report examines the U.S. government’s estimate of the social cost of carbon, $21 per ton of CO2 in 2010. If widely adopted, this low estimate could result in effectual regulations that barely reduce U.S. emissions. The proposed SCC value is so low due to very specific, erroneous choices.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Frank Ackerman Elizabeth A. Stanton
- Date
- April 1, 2010
- Institution
- Economics for Equity and the Environment Network
- Organization Type
- Ngo
- GHG
- Carbon dioxide
- Other
- Economics/cost analysis