International marginal abatement costs of non-CO 2 greenhouse gases

Abstract

This analysis develops country-specific non-CO2 greenhouse gas abatement cost estimates that can be incorporated into economic models, allowing the abatement options for these gases to be compared with the abatement of CO2 . The data are based on official government emission projections or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines for estimating emissions, on existing engineering-economic studies, and on available country-or region-specific economic data. The results of the analysis are presented as marginal abatement curves for countries that are major sources of emissions, including Russia, China, the United States and Ukraine.