Explanation
- A
long-term damage done by a tonne of CO2 emissions in a given year.
Long-term damage of a tonne of CO2 in a given year, in money. That is the social cost of carbon.
- B
requirement of fossil fuels for a country to provide goods and services to its citizens, based on the burning of those fuels.
Fossil requirement of a country. Not SCC.
- C
efforts put in by a climate refugee to adapt to live in a new place.
A climate refugee’s effort. Not SCC.
- D
contribution of an individual person to the carbon footprint on the planet Earth.
An individual’s footprint. That is a personal carbon account, not SCC.
Summary. Official key is (a). Social cost of carbon is a monetary estimate of the extra long-term damage from emitting one tonne of CO2 in a given year.
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