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400 ppm and the rising cost of climate change

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Last week brought some sobering news from the Mauna Loa Observatory where the Keeling family has been dutifully recording atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide since 1958. On May 9, measured concentrations surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm). [1] Of course, … Continue reading →

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Carbon vs. Energy Intensity

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

Modeling the future emissions of global carbon is big business (albeit on an academic scale). There are dozens of groups with their more or less black box models, which if fed scenarios for e.g. income, population and technological change, will … Continue reading →

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Tipping Points and the Social Cost of Carbon

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Economists talk about something called the “social cost of carbon.” Here’s the basic idea: You may pay for the gas you put in your car, but when you burn it, you emit carbon dioxide, which imposes costs on the rest … Continue reading →

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