Social Cost of Carbon
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The Social Cost of Carbon is an economic estimate of the monetary damages caused by emitting one additional ton of carbon dioxide, used to inform climate policy and cost-benefit analyses.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11939931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Social Cost of Carbon Context triple: [SCC, standsFor, Social Cost of Carbon]
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International Emissions Trading
International Emissions Trading is a market-based climate policy mechanism that allows countries or entities with surplus greenhouse gas emission allowances to sell them to those exceeding their emission limits, thereby promoting cost-effective global emissions reductions.
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B.
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
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MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is a multidisciplinary research initiative that integrates climate science, economics, and policy analysis to inform strategies for addressing global environmental and climate challenges.
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D.
Capitalism vs. the Climate
Capitalism vs. the Climate is the subtitle of Naomi Klein’s book "This Changes Everything," encapsulating its argument that the climate crisis is fundamentally intertwined with and exacerbated by the structures of global capitalism.
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E.
National Inventory Reports of greenhouse gases
National Inventory Reports of greenhouse gases are standardized country reports submitted under the UN climate regime that quantify and document national greenhouse gas emissions and removals for transparency and accountability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Social Cost of Carbon Target entity description: The Social Cost of Carbon is an economic estimate of the monetary damages caused by emitting one additional ton of carbon dioxide, used to inform climate policy and cost-benefit analyses.
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A.
International Emissions Trading
International Emissions Trading is a market-based climate policy mechanism that allows countries or entities with surplus greenhouse gas emission allowances to sell them to those exceeding their emission limits, thereby promoting cost-effective global emissions reductions.
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B.
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is an official annual report that quantifies and analyzes the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and removals across economic sectors to track progress and inform climate policy.
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C.
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is a multidisciplinary research initiative that integrates climate science, economics, and policy analysis to inform strategies for addressing global environmental and climate challenges.
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D.
Capitalism vs. the Climate
Capitalism vs. the Climate is the subtitle of Naomi Klein’s book "This Changes Everything," encapsulating its argument that the climate crisis is fundamentally intertwined with and exacerbated by the structures of global capitalism.
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E.
National Inventory Reports of greenhouse gases
National Inventory Reports of greenhouse gases are standardized country reports submitted under the UN climate regime that quantify and document national greenhouse gas emissions and removals for transparency and accountability.
- F. None of above. chosen
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