Climate change models are vulnerable to manipulation. Biden should take note Print this article
Climate change models should not be used as policymaking tools because they are based on assumptions that can be easily manipulated to produce desired outcomes, according to economists and data analysts.
In January, President Biden issued an
executive order that calls for federal agencies to account for the social cost of carbon, which is defined as the economic damages associated with a ton of carbon dioxide emissions over a specified time period. But key assumptions about the climate’s sensitivity to carbon dioxide emissions, future projects about climate impacts, and a mathematical concept known as the
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March 12, 2021
Tax Would Start At No Less Than $15 Per Ton, Cap At $60 Per Ton
Legislation in the Massachusetts Senate would implement a carbon-dioxide tax beginning in 2023 on the “transportation sector,” 2024 for the “heating and cooling of commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings,” 2025 for “industrial processes,” and 2028 for “residential heating and cooling.”
The tax would begin at “not less than” $15 per ton in the first year, and rise by $5 per ton annually until reaching a $60 per ton cap. Each sector of the tax would also contain “rebates or refunds to residents and employers of the commonwealth in proportion to the monies collected.”
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