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Economist William Nordhaus, Nobel Winner on Climate, Dies

Original: William Nordhaus Dies; Nobel Winner Influenced Climate Policy.

William Nordhaus, the American economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the economics of climate change, has died, according to the New York Times. Nordhaus developed the DICE model linking economies and carbon emissions, shaping how governments priced carbon and designed climate policy over decades. He was a longtime Yale professor.

Why now: The death of a Nobel-winning economist whose carbon pricing framework shaped global climate policy is major news for economics and climate circles

William NordhausYale UniversityNew York Times

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