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VideoOctober 3, 2022

Pricing carbon, valuing people

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    New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition

    Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

    An MIT Joint Program study published in Energy Economics in 2022 shows how U.S. climate policies can be designed to cut carbon emissions without inflicting economic harm on low-income households and the nation as a whole. This new video was produced by the Basque Center for Climate Change.

    Watch the video here.

    Read the news story on the study here. 

     

    Image: An MIT Joint Program study shows how U.S. climate policies can be designed to cut carbon emissions without inflicting economic harm on low-income households and the nation as a whole. (Source: Amanda Griffiths/Climate XChange)

    by MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
    Topics
    Climate Modeling
    Energy
    Finance & Economics
    Carbon Pricing
    Government & Policy
    Climate Justice

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