Kevin Cromar

Director of Health, Environment, and Policy, Kevin Cromar took part in a workshop on climate economics supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and hosted by Resources for the Future in Washington, DC. The event convened leading economists, scientists, and policy experts to assess advances in estimating the social cost of greenhouse gases (SC-GHG) since the 2017 National Academies report Valuing Climate Damages: Updating Estimation of the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide. Cromar contributed insights on incorporating health impacts into SC-GHG calculations, emphasizing how climate-economic models capture adaptation through the treatment of temperature-related mortality risks. The workshop’s conclusions will help guide future research and policy to ensure SC-GHG estimates remain rigorous, transparent, and policy-relevant.