Comment on Chapter 11, “Climate Change, the Economy, and the Social Cost of Carbon,” in a report produced by the US Department of Energy's Climate Working Group

This public comment presents usages of economic concepts and their application in the CWG report titled A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the US Climate, along with references to recent advances in the relevant literature.

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Sept. 2, 2025

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Brian C. Prest

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Testimony and Public Comments

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Comments on Chapter 11, “Climate Change, the Economy, and the Social Cost of Carbon,” in the report produced by the US Department of Energy's Climate Working Group titled A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the US Climate

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Social Cost of Carbon

Authors

Brian C. Prest

Fellow; Director, Social Cost of Carbon Initiative

Brian Prest is an economist and fellow at Resources for the Future specializing in climate change, oil and gas, and energy economics.

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