Stories: U.S. Climate & Energy Legislation

Economist Frank Ackerman has called the “social cost of carbon” the most important number you never heard of. What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come from, and why should policymakers take care when using them?

WRI’s response to the Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper on the design of a clean energy standard in the United States.

WRI experts take closer look at some of the myths, inaccuracies, and misinformation surrounding Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gases.

While the Senate recently defeated four bills or amendments that would restrict EPA’s authority, it r