How Much Damage Does Climate Change Cause in Colorado? Leaders Are Trying to Put a Price Tag on It.

Kevin Rennert, director of RFF's Social Cost of Carbon Initiative, is quoted by the Colorado Sun in a story about climate costs.

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Date

May 25, 2021

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

The Colorado Sun

“All of the pieces of the social cost of carbon are independent until you’ve fitted them together to know the number,” said Kevin Rennert, director of the social cost of carbon initiative at the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Resources for the Future.

Topics

Social Cost of Carbon

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Kevin Rennert

Fellow

Kevin Rennert is a fellow at RFF. He also serves as director of the Comprehensive Climate Strategies Program and the Federal Climate Policy Initiative.

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