Decision makers facing abatement targets need to decide which abatement measures to implement, and in which order. This paper investigates the ability of marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves to inform this decision, reanalysing a MAC curve developed by the World Bank on Brazil. Misinterpreting MAC curves and focusing on short-term targets (e.g., for 2020) would lead to under-invest in expensive, long-to-implement and large-potential options, such...
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تفاصيل
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2014/3/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS6808
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2014/3/01
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Disclosed
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Long-term mitigation strategies and marginal abatement cost curves : a case study on Brazil
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development