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Coal's future carbon costs may make it more expensive than wind energy

2013-11-15 17:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: At first glance, a recent report from the U.S. White House on the social cost of carbon reads like a daunting economics exam. A small chart poses the first question about the price tag policymakers attach to future greenhouse gas emissions: Does each metric ton of carbon that billows into the air cost $11, $33 or $52? The answer is all of the above. But researchers working at the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. suggest that this confusing point may be moot--at least for energy...

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