States considering climate change alongside other policy priorities need tools to help weigh the climate implications of their decisions. The Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (SC-GHG) offers an answer — it estimates a monetary cost to society resulting from GHG emissions released.  

The Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases: A Guide for State Officials, produced for the Alliance by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, informs states’ use of the SC-GHG in policymaking and analysis.