Lobbying Against Key US Climate Regulation 'Cost Society $60 Billion,' Study Finds

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By GuestJun 3, 2019, 9:20 pm298 pts
Read time: 8 mins By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief. Originally posted on Carbon Brief, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Political lobbying in the U.S. that helped block the progress of proposed climate regulation a decade ago led to a social cost of $60 billion, according to a new study. Environmental economists Dr. Kyle…

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