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Nobel-winning climate economist William Nordhaus dies at 85

Original: William Nordhaus, Nobel-winning climate economist, dies at 85 Article URL: https:// news.yale.edu/2026/10/31/willi am-no

William Nordhaus, the Yale economist who shared the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change into long-run economic analysis, has died at the age of 85. Nordhaus pioneered models linking carbon emissions and economic growth, work that shaped modern climate policy and carbon pricing debates. Researchers and economists are remembering him as a foundational figure in environmental economics.

Why now: The death of a Nobel laureate whose work underpins climate policy is prompting widespread tributes and discussion of his legacy.

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• William Nordhaus, Nobel-winning climate economist, dies at 85 Article URL: https:// news.yale.edu/2026/10/31/willi am-nordhaus-nobel-laureate-who-integrated-economics-and-climate-change-devoted-yale Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0318376 Points: 14 #… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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