Social Cost of Carbon - Ethics and the Limits of Climate Change Economics

The social cost of carbon (SCC) is a monetary measure of the lasting harm caused by emitting one additional ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. By examining the foundations and limitations of the concept, the book evaluates the role and usefulness of the SCC in climate policy discussions.

List of contents

• Part I. Economics


• 1: Integrated Assessment and Policy Optimization: A Brief Introduction


• 2: The Social Cost of Carbon in Social Choice Climate Economics


• 3: The Social Cost of Carbon in General Equilibrium Climate Economics


• Part II. Philosophy


• 4: A Foundation for (Discounted) Utilitarian Social Welfare Functions


• 5: Normative Abridgement and Pure Time Discounting


• 6: Distribution


• 7: Population


• Part III. Policy Analysis


• 8: The Social Cost of Carbon in Applied Climate Change Policy Analysis

About the author

J. Paul Kelleher is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is affiliated with the Energy Analysis and Policy program and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His work focuses on ethical and philosophical issues concerning public policy, especially climate change policy and health policy.

Summary

The social cost of carbon (SCC) is a monetary measure of the lasting harm caused by emitting one additional ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. By examining the foundations and limitations of the concept, the book evaluates the role and usefulness of the SCC in climate policy discussions.

Product details

• Authors: J. Paul Kelleher, J. Paul (Associate Professor of Bioethic Kelleher
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2025
• EAN: 9780197687796
• ISBN: 978-0-19-768779-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Business ethics & social responsibility, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Business ethics and social responsibility