In the NewsE&E NewsMarch 1, 2021

Biden raises key metric for greenhouse gases

Environmental scientists including Michael Greenstone, who co-chaired Obama's interagency working group that constructed the social cost estimates between 2010 and 2016, say the social cost of carbon formula should be broadened to take into account damage done to vulnerable and overburdened communities that are likely to suffer disproportionately from climate change.