Tom and Mike are joined by IER’s Senior Economist Dr. David Kreutzer. They discuss the social cost of carbon, environmental justice, and Dr. Kreutzer’s forthcoming paper on climate economics. Tom and Mike also discuss H.R. 1 and the Nation Guard at the Capitol.

Links:

• Subscribe to AEA's 'In The Pipeline" daily energy newsletter: www.americanenergyalliance.org/itp/

• Mike's latest column at the Washington Times: https://m.washingtontimes.com/staff/michael-mckenna/?page=1

• Biden sued by 12 states over climate executive order: 'Enormous expansion of federal regulatory power': https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/biden-lawsuit-climate-executive-order-federal-regulatory-power

• Read the Senate’s full coronavirus aid package bill: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-the-senates-full-coronavirus-aid-package-bill

• Capitol Police ask for about 2,000 National Guard troops to stay to protect Congress: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-police-request-extension-national-guard/

• Senators float a price on methane to curb U.S. oil, gas emissions: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-methane-idUSKBN2B12O4