In Focus: An Updated Social Cost of Carbon

Brian C. Prest

Date

Sept. 9, 2022

Guest

Brian C. Prest

Producers

Annie McDarris and Matt Fleck

Image

Omar Chatriwala / Moment via Getty Images

Brian C. Prest, a fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) and director of RFF’s Social Cost of Carbon Initiative, shares his thoughts on the role of the social cost of carbon in policymaking. His comments are in light of new research led by scholars at RFF and the University of California, Berkeley, which yields an updated social cost of carbon estimate of $185 per ton.

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