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High social cost of carbon could halve US emissions, mitigate Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” -researchers

Published 22:50 on October 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 23:30 on October 19, 2023  /  Americas, US

Applying a social cost of carbon (SCC) to fossil fuels in the US could drastically reduce CO2 emissions while simultaneously improving water quality in the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone", new research has found.
Applying a social cost of carbon (SCC) to fossil fuels in the US could drastically reduce CO2 emissions while simultaneously improving water quality in the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone", new research has found.


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