Long-term mitigation strategies and marginal abatement cost curves : a case study on Brazil (English)

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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Hallegatte,Stephane;

Vogt-Schilb,Adrien Camille;

De Gouvello,Christophe;
Document Date
2014/03/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6808
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Brazil,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2014/03/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Long-term mitigation strategies and marginal abatement cost curves : a case study on Brazil
Keywords
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Hallegatte,Stephane; Vogt-Schilb,Adrien Camille; De Gouvello,Christophe.

Long-term mitigation strategies and marginal abatement cost curves : a case study on Brazil (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6808 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/570361468020976042

Long-term mitigation strategies and marginal abatement cost curves : a case study on Brazil (English)

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