Changing baselines, shifting margins: How predicted impacts of pricing carbon in the electricity sector have evolved over time

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Date

June 1, 2018

Authors

Karen Palmer, Anthony Paul, and Amelia Keyes

Publication

Journal Article

Reading time

1 minute

Key findings

We study CO2 emissions reductions opportunities in the U.S. power sector.
Secular changes have reduced emissions reductions cost.
Economy-wide electrification is more economical than previously thought.

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Authors

Karen Palmer

Senior Fellow

Karen Palmer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and an expert on the economics of environmental, climate and public utility regulation of the electric power sector.

Anthony Paul

Fellow

Anthony Paul

Amelia Keyes

Research Associate

Amelia Keyes

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