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US social cost of carbon metric upheld by court, again

Published 22:54 on October 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:54 on October 21, 2022  / William Koblensky Varela /  Americas, US

The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favour of President Joe Biden's $51/tonne social cost of carbon (SCC) on Friday, a verdict that likely pushes the case by the Republican states closer to the conservative-majority Supreme Court.
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favour of President Joe Biden's $51/tonne social cost of carbon (SCC) on Friday, a verdict that likely pushes the case by the Republican states closer to the conservative-majority Supreme Court.


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