Refer to the Slide 23 of Chapter 5 Lecture note. Pick any amount of emission which is greater or less than E*=10 (also it must be less than Emax). And then prove that the emission at 10 tonnes per month is the best (most efficient). Proving Social Efficiency yields the lowestsocial costTotal social costs (the total costs of damages (area b) plus the totalcosts of abatement (area a)) are minimized at the level ofemissions where MAC-MD (At 10 units of emissions)If emissions levels are higher or lower than the efficient level, thesum of the total costs of damages plus the total costs ofabatement is higher than at the efficient level• For example, at 15 units of emission, total social costs equal totaldamages (a + b + c). There are no abatement costs at this point,but the damages to society are very high. Emissions that causehigh damages can be abated at low cost, improving social welfareLO6© 2015 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.23

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Pick any amount of emission which is greater or less than E*=10 (also it must be less than Emax). And then prove that the emission at 10 tonnes per month is the best (most efficient).

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