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Schmitt joins Republican AGs taking aim at ‘social cost of carbon’ emissions
The social cost of carbon is intended to quantify the harm from carbon emissions as a dollar figure
Allison Kite
Missouri Independent
The attorneys general in Missouri and Kansas have joined their Republican counterparts in 20 states demanding that the federal government not consider the social cost of carbon emissions when determining whether to approve new natural gas pipelines.
Eric Schmitt of Missouri and Derek Schmidt of Kansas filed comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Monday after the agency called for feedback on a number of questions about how it certifies new pipelines. Part of FERC’s responsibility is to determine whether projects are in the public interest.
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