‘Seriously flawed’: Experts clash over social cost of carbonMaxine Joselow, CLIMATEWIRE, August 24, 2021 An academic debate over a key metric for greenhouse gases is heating up, just as a high-profile courtroom battle is scheduled to begin. Prominent economists are clashing over the Biden administration’s approach to the social cost of carbon, which assigns a dollar value to the harm … read more
NEWS OF THE DAY: From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: LATEST ON DEMOCRATS’ INFRASTRUCTURE FIGHT: Democrats’ massive infrastructure and social spending package stalled yesterday after House centrists threatened to vote against part of the deal, the Washington Examiner’s Susan Ferrechio reports. A group of roughly 10 Democrats engaged in a standoff with top leaders last night over a planned … read more
NEWS OF THE DAY: California to Build Temporary Gas Plants to Avoid Blackouts Mark Chediak, Naureen Malik, Bloomberg Green, August 19, 2021 State has resisted efforts to expand natural gas-based power Governor declared state of emergency for grid last month California, a state that has been aggressively weaning its power grid off of fossil fuels, is now working on adding several … read more
