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January 13, 2015
Researchers Say the Social Cost of Carbon Will Be 6 Times the Obama Administration's Estimate ($)
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
In responding to a Stanford study suggesting that the social cost of carbon should be much higher that the estimate currently used by the U.S. government, faculty fellow William Pizer said, “To me, it [the Stanford figure of $220 per ton of CO2] just seems like it has to be an overestimate.”