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Nobel laureate William Nordhaus dies at 85
Original: William Nordhaus, Nobelist who influenced climate policy, dies at 85
William Nordhaus, the American economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the economics of climate change, has died at the age of 85. Nordhaus pioneered modeling of carbon taxes and the costs of global warming, shaping climate policy debates for decades, and tributes are highlighting his lasting influence on how governments price carbon.
Why now: The death of a Nobel-winning economist whose carbon-tax framework shaped global climate policy is prompting widespread reaction and reappraisal of his legacy.
William NordhausNobel PrizeYale Universityclimate policy
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