Tag: Social Cost of Carbon

In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa.

Beltway Confidential

Climate change models are vulnerable to manipulation. Biden should take note

Kevin Mooney · March 17, 2021 12:00 pm

Energy and Environment

Biden returns to Obama’s ‘social cost of carbon’ value for now

Abby Smith · February 26, 2021 9:49 pm

FILE- In this Dec. 13, 2010, file photo, Consumer Energy's B.C. Cobb Plant in Muskegon, Mich. is shown. The federal government says CMS Energy Corp. will undertake an estimated $1 billion program to cut emissions from five coal-fired power plants in Michigan to settle air pollution complaints. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 that the utility's Consumers Energy subsidiary agreed to a plan to cut 46,500 tons of sulfur dioxide and other emissions annually from plants in Essexville, Luna Pier, Muskegon and West Olive. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Jeffrey Ball, File)

Energy and Environment

Biden administration misses deadline to update carbon cost as battle begins over its calculation

Abby Smith · February 24, 2021 11:30 am

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers "is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers," according to the agency. (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Energy and Environment

Obama gives EPA climate researchers highest scientific honor

John Siciliano · February 24, 2016 6:06 pm

A draft report Tuesday directs the Obama administration to disclose more of the information it uses in developing the "social cost of carbon" that it uses to justify its emission rules. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Energy and Environment

Federal advisers call for more White House transparency on key climate metric

John Siciliano · January 26, 2016 4:00 pm

A truck drives out of the delivery dock at the U.S. Post Office sort center March 25, 2009 in San Francisco.Â White House budgeteers want federal agencies to consider the costs of climate change when they submit their fiscal 2017 spending plans.Â (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

White House to agencies: Consider climate costs in next budget

Zack Colman · July 2, 2015 8:42 pm

A coal-fired power plant in Utah (iStock)

Energy and Environment

No wrongdoing in ‘social cost of carbon’ development, says federal watchdog

Zack Colman · August 25, 2014 9:46 pm

A flock of geese fly past the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the sun sets near Emmett, Kan., in 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Energy and Environment

Energy Department rejects ‘social cost of carbon’ challenge

Zack Colman · December 31, 2013 5:00 am