Values and Valuation for Sustainability

GK Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation

Last year, I chaired the U.S. National Academies’ Committee that produced the report, “The Hidden Costs of Energy” (2010). Using the most advanced methodology and the best available data, the Committee estimated a lower bound of US$120 billion per year in non-climate damages to Americans from producing and using energy …