Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:On this least-cost abatement curve,
how much (GTCO2) could we abate if
we spent €8.37 billion?
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37 bilon euros
Cost of abatement
(billions €- cost per tonne abated x gigatonnes abated)
6.26 GECO2
4.94 GECO2
8.37 GECO2
O 11.2 GECO2
Environmental quality, E (amount abated, GICO,)
494 GICO,

Transcribed Image Text:In the following figure, the optimal
choice maximises social value. This
occurs where:
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atanenent
450
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Abatemere costs- ES0billon
Consumption of goods and services (billions €)
MRT = MRS
MRS > MRT
There is not enough information to
determine optimal point.
MRT > MRS
Quality of the environment, E
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