Deriving marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) for crops and soil mitigation measures in the UK.

摘要

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, land use and land use change (ALULUCF) are a significant percentage of UK emissions. The UK Government is committed to ambitious targets for reducing emissions and all significant sources are coming under increasing scrutiny. Emissions reductions need to be achieved in an economically efficient manner, i.e. measures that provide the most cost-effective ways of reducing emissions should be implemented first. In order to identify cost-effective measures, and the potential emissions reductions from ALULCF, marginal abatement cost curves (MACC's) have been developed by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). This paper describes the methodology used in developing MACC's, highlights the difficulties faced,and the strategies adopted to overcome them.