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Estimating a Social Cost of Carbon for Global Energy Consumption
Rode, A., Carleton, T., Delgado, M. et al. Estimating a social cost of carbon for global energy consumption. Nature 598, 308–314 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03883-8
This study provides a globally comprehensive, detailed understanding of the impacts and behavioral adaptations caused by energy for cooling and heating, offering critical insights for policymakers, energy systems planners, business leaders, and a range of stakeholders who are preparing to mitigate and adapt to a more unstable climate. It is a core input to the Climate Impact Lab's Data-driven Spatial Climate Impact Model (DSCIM).

Published October 13, 2021

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The Climate Impact Lab was founded through the collaboration of experts from the University of California, Berkeley, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, Rhodium Group, and Rutgers University, and support from these institutions.

Support for the Climate Impact Lab has also been provided by:

  • Individuals: Mark Heising and Liz Simons; Mac and Leslie McQuown; David G. Booth, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA’71; Donald R. Wilson, Jr., University of Chicago, AB ’88; Stuart Goode; Matt Mackowski; Jeffrey and Victoria Currie;
  • Philanthropies: King Philanthropies; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; The Rockefeller Foundation; the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fund;
  • Government and non-governmental organizations: the Tata Centre for Development; the National Science Foundation; the Skoll Global Threats Fund; and the International Growth Centre.