Title: An Automated Approach for Emission Reduction Cost Calculation
Abstract: The marginal abatement cost (MAC) curve is a popular visual tool in emissions reduction planning. The curve is generated by plotting the emission reduction measures by increasing MAC or specific cost on the vertical axis vs. their cumulative emissions reduction potential on the horizontal axis. The resulting graph shows the different measures arranged by cost-effectiveness, which can be easily communicated to stakeholders. The practicality of the tool makes it useful in evaluating the tradeoffs between emissions reduction and cost. However, the main limitation of the tool is the indirect determination of the total cost, which requires tedious steps in calculating the areas under the curve. This work addresses this limitation by an automated-MAC (AMAC) approach. The latter performs the calculations on the total emission reduction cost. A case study on emissions reduction planning with negative emission technologies illustrates the proposed method. This new approach removes the tediousness of calculating the total cost for emission reduction.
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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