Costs of Stabilizing Global CO2 Emissions: A Probabilistic Analysis Based on Expert Judgment, The. Manne, A. & Richels, R. The Energy Journal, 15(1):31–56, 1994.
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In this paper, we examine the economic costs of stabilizing global CO [subscript 2] emissions at 1990 levels. Previous analyses of the costs of emissions abatement have tended to be deterministic. That is, no attempt was made to assign probabilities to various scenarios. Policymakers need information both on the range of possible outcomes and on their relative likelihood. We use a probability poll to characterize the uncertainty surrounding critical parameters and to construct probability distributions over the outcomes of interest. The analysis suggests a wide range for abatement costs. In order to stabilize global emissions, the annual price tag lies between 0.2 and 6.8 percent of gross world product. This distribution is highly skewed. The expected costs are approximately 1.5 percent.
@article{manne_costs_1994,
	title = {Costs of {Stabilizing} {Global} {CO2} {Emissions}: {A} {Probabilistic} {Analysis} {Based} on {Expert} {Judgment}, {The}},
	volume = {15},
	doi = {DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol15-No1-3},
	abstract = {In this paper, we examine the economic costs of stabilizing global CO [subscript 2] emissions at 1990 levels. Previous analyses of the costs of emissions abatement have tended to be deterministic. That is, no attempt was made to assign probabilities to various scenarios. Policymakers need information both on the range of possible outcomes and on their relative likelihood. We use a probability poll to characterize the uncertainty surrounding critical parameters and to construct probability distributions over the outcomes of interest. The analysis suggests a wide range for abatement costs. In order to stabilize global emissions, the annual price tag lies between 0.2 and 6.8 percent of gross world product. This distribution is highly skewed. The expected costs are approximately 1.5 percent.},
	number = {1},
	journal = {The Energy Journal},
	author = {Manne, A.S. and Richels, Richard},
	year = {1994},
	keywords = {CK, Untagged},
	pages = {31--56},
}

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