By Matthew Choi
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BBB’s clean energy tax credits could have benefits 3 to 4 times their costs, according to a new analysis by the University of Chicago and Rhodium Group. That return on investment lends considerable ballast to environmentalists’ argument that doing nothing would be far more expensive than working to avert climate change.
“Cumulatively, the benefits from the policies range from $335 billion to $1.8 trillion, while the costs range from $130 billion to $309 billion,” the report said. That’s only accounting for the costs of carbon emissions and doesn’t include other environmental benefits. Read the full report here.