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College of Natural Resources panelists discuss social cost of carbon
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The Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources held a discussion on the social cost of carbon Wednesday. The social cost of carbon is often utilized in cost-benefit analysis in policymaking.
The Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources held a discussion Wednesday on the social cost of carbon as part of the Breakthroughs Magazine Virtual Series.
Campus professor Maximilian Auffhammer moderated the series’s inaugural discussion, which also featured campus professor David Anthoff and campus doctoral candidate Lisa Rennels. The speakers answered questions related to the Breakthroughs Magazine article on the social cost of carbon.