{"id":2064317,"date":"2023-10-12T02:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-gop-states-challenge-to-bidens-rule-estimating-social-cost-of-carbon\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T03:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:00:37","slug":"supreme-court-rejects-gop-states-challenge-to-bidens-rule-estimating-social-cost-of-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-gop-states-challenge-to-bidens-rule-estimating-social-cost-of-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court dismisses GOP states&#8217; challenge to Biden&#8217;s carbon cost estimation rule."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-rejects-gop-states-challenge-to-bidens-rule-estimating-social-cost-of-carbon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064317&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The U.S.\u2062 Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit\u2063 Challenging Biden&#8217;s Social Cost of Carbon<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court has made a significant decision \u2062by declining to hear a lawsuit \u2063brought by Republican-led states against the\u200b Biden administration&#8217;s attempt to assign a social cost to carbon. This social cost is a fundamental element that affects all life on Earth.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>No explanation was given, and the\u200b Court simply listed Missouri v. Biden \u200das one of the denied petitions for writ of certiorari. This follows\u2063 the Court&#8217;s previous refusal \u200bto\u2063 hear \u200ba\u2063 similar challenge earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last year, \u200cthe Court of \u200dAppeals for the 8th Circuit upheld a federal district court&#8217;s dismissal of the lawsuit. The \u2063court ruled that the states lacked standing to challenge the estimates but indicated they could sue if they could identify a concrete injury.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/science\/ipcc-global-warming-reports-underestimated-role-of-sun-in-warming-says-study-5505795?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>IPCC Global Warming Reports Underestimated Role \u2062of Sun in Warming: Study<\/strong><\/a>  \u2063- 10\/7\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/climate-change-2979543?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Climate Change Narrative Driven by Agenda of Political Control: Myron\u200d Ebell<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; \u20636\/26\/2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to Missouri,\u200d 10 \u2064other states requested the Supreme Court \u200dto take up the issue: Tennessee, Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, \u2062South\u200b Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Arkansas, Nebraska,\u2063 and Montana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will \u200bcontinue to combat \u200cgovernment overreach at every\u2064 turn,&#8221; said Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey&#8217;s \u200coffice.<\/p>\n<p>After assuming office in 2021, President Joe Biden established \u2062the &#8220;Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases&#8221; through an executive order. This group includes leadership \u2063from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Council of\u200d Economic Advisors.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama initially set the social cost at $43 per ton \u200dof carbon dioxide emissions. Former\u2062 President Donald\u2062 Trump \u200clowered it to $3-$5, \u200band President Biden increased it to $51.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An\u200d accurate social cost is essential for\u200b agencies to \u2062determine\u2063 the social benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landmark-climate-study-says-melting-arctic-wont-lead-to-more-severe-cold-weather\/\" title=\"Landmark Climate Study Says Melting Arctic Won\u2019t Lead to More Severe Cold Weather\">reducing greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> when conducting cost-benefit analyses,&#8221; the executive order stated.<\/p>\n<p>The OMB defended the estimates when the Supreme Court rejected a previous challenge from Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Properly accounting for the harms caused by greenhouse gas emissions is critical \u200dto our \u200bwork to reduce energy costs and protect Americans from the growing \u200dimpacts of climate change,&#8221; \u200dsaid the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The red states in Missouri v. Biden and Louisiana&#8217;s case argued that the\u200d costs would have widespread impacts on every sector of the American economy.<\/p>\n<p>Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar responded to the states&#8217; petition, cautioning that agencies are \u200dnot required to adopt the cost estimate. She also supported the eighth\u200d circuit&#8217;s criticism of the states&#8217; claim to standing in\u200c the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is conjecture\u200d whether a particular\u200c federal agency will ultimately use the interim estimates as\u2062 a basis for a particular\u2062 rule that results in a cognizable injury to petitioners,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The agency could choose not to \u200dregulate at all. If it decides to regulate, it could conclude that the applicable statute requires\u200b it\u2062 to \u2064regulate without regard to effects on greenhouse gases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It \u2063is\u200c likely that future regulations utilizing the social cost\u2062 estimate will lead to additional lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Litigation on \u2064the social cost of carbon is likely to move to challenging the regulations issued which are\u2064 justified by\u200b the social cost of carbon values,&#8221; said David Watkins, an attorney with the Competitive Enterprise\u200d Institute.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u2063 some\u2064 of the arguments made by Republican-led states challenging the Biden administration&#8217;s assignment of a social \u200dcost\u200d to carbon?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Eaders \u2062from \u200dvarious federal agencies and is tasked with developing a framework to calculate the social cost of \u200ccarbon and other greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>The social cost \u2062of carbon refers to\u2064 the economic cost\u2064 associated with the release of one \u2062metric ton of carbon dioxide into\u200d the atmosphere. It is meant to capture the long-term \u2062damages caused by climate change,\u2064 including impacts on public health, infrastructure, \u200cagriculture,\u2062 and ecosystems. By assigning a monetary value to these damages,\u200b policymakers can factor them into \u200bcost-benefit\u200b analyses when evaluating proposed regulations or\u200c projects that contribute to carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Republican-led states \u200cchallenging \u2064the Biden administration argue that assigning\u2062 a social \u2064cost to \u200bcarbon is an overreach of \u2062federal power and \u2063an infringement on\u200c states&#8217; rights. They believe that such \u2062decisions should be\u200b made by Congress, not through executive\u2064 action.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to reject the \u2063lawsuit does not \u200cindicate a judgment on the merits of\u2062 the\u2063 case\u200b but signals\u200c that \u200cthe Court\u2062 will not \u200dintervene at \u2062this time. It is worth \u200dnoting that the Court has previously shown reluctance \u200bto \u2062step into disputes involving scientific and technical issues.<\/p>\n<p>This decision maintains the Biden administration&#8217;s ability to progress in\u2062 its efforts to address climate change and establish policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions. It\u200d provides\u200b a\u2063 significant boost\u2063 to the administration&#8217;s\u200b goal of transitioning the country to a clean energy\u2063 economy.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064rejection of the lawsuit\u2064 does not close the door for future challenges, as the Court&#8217;s decision focuses \u200don\u200b the issue of standing rather than the substance \u200cof the case. The states that brought the lawsuit can \u200cstill pursue legal action if they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-gop-states-challenge-to-bidens-rule-estimating-social-cost-of-carbon\/\" title=\"Supreme Court dismisses GOP states' challenge to Biden's carbon cost estimation rule.\">demonstrate concrete harm resulting<\/a> \u200cfrom the administration&#8217;s\u200c social cost\u2064 of carbon calculation.<\/p>\n<p>Climate change is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vatican-congratulates-hindus-for-the-feast-of-deepavali\/\" title=\"Vatican Congratulates Hindus for the Feast of Deepavali\">pressing global issue<\/a> that demands \u200bswift and decisive action. The social cost of carbon\u200c serves as an essential\u2063 tool in the \u200cfight against climate change by incorporating its economic impacts \u200dinto decision-making processes. With the U.S. Supreme \u200bCourt&#8217;s decision, the Biden administration can continue \u200dits efforts \u200cto address climate change and establish policies that prioritize the well-being of both present and future \u2062generations.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of mounting evidence\u200d and the urgent need to mitigate the impacts of climate change, it is\u200c crucial for policymakers, regardless\u2064 of their political\u200b affiliations, to work together in finding\u200c effective solutions. The rejection of the lawsuit challenging\u200b the social cost \u200cof carbon calculation is a step forward in acknowledging\u2064 the\u2064 scientific consensus \u2064on climate change and \u200dtaking the necessary actions to safeguard our planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Supreme Court denied hearing a lawsuit by Republican-led states against the Biden administration&#8217;s effort to assign a social cost to carbon, crucial for all life. No explanation was provided, and the Court simply listed Missouri v. 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