RFF Eyes Process For Continued Carbon 'Cost' Research In Trump Era

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Date

Feb. 27, 2017

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Inside EPA

"The economic think tank Resources for the Future (RFF) is scoping out options to press forward on research and analysis related to the climate damages metric known as the social cost of carbon (SCC), an effort that could fill gaps left by expected Trump administration disengagement on the issue."

Topics

Traditional Carbon Pricing

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