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"Economists Find Flaws in Federal Estimate of Climate Damage" [1]

"A new report concludes that each ton of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere inflicts as much as $900 in environmental harm - almost 45 times the amount the federal government uses when setting regulations. The gap, advocates say, disguises the true value of emissions reductions."

Douglas Fischer reports for The Daily Climate July 13, 2011.
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Source: Daily Climate [2], 07/13/2011
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/economists-find-flaws-federal-estimate-climate-damage [2] http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2011/07/climate-change-costs [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81