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QUESTION 1 What will happen if we decrease our abatement of carbon over time? OEconomic damages will decrease Economic damages will increase The optimal temperature goal will decrease Economic damages will be unchanged QUESTION 2 What does the Social Cost of Carbon tell us? Dollar value of damage per ton of carbon Dollar value of abatement per ton of carbon Amount paid by taxpayers to offset carbon emissions Amount paid by the government to encourage non-carbon energy sources QUESTION 3 Why might impacts on health status from climate change be large? O Health technologies have changed rapidly over recent decades Warmer climates increase incomes Humans cannot adapt to extreme heat Vaccination rates are increasing OUESTION 4 Click Save and Submit to sque and submit. Click Save All Answers to sqve all answers MacBook Air F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 & % # 4 3 2 1 CO

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1. With decrease in abatement of carbon over time, the marginal loss the society faces will fall resulting in a decrease in economic damages. a is correct.

2. The social cost of carbon is the dollar value of the damage caused by carbon. a is correct.