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Biden should boost social cost of carbon — research
Two environmental economists are urging the incoming Biden administration to overhaul the way the U.S. government assigns a dollar value to the pain of carbon emissions.
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Two environmental economists are urging the incoming Biden administration to overhaul the way the U.S. government assigns a dollar value to the pain of carbon emissions.
Two years ago, EPA officials proposed relaxing Obama-era carbon regulations on new power plants after arguing that the rules relied on unready technology and would cripple the coal-fired power industry.
EPA has finalized a rule that leaves untouched an Obama-era requirement that new coal plants partially capture their carbon dioxide emissions — walking away from its proposal more than two years ago to scrap that mandate in favor of laxer standards.
Joe Biden's appointee for deputy national security adviser may have more experience on international climate issues than anyone who has ever filled that position.
Joe Biden could mark his first day as president with executive orders aimed at fulfilling his sweeping climate promises.