Future priorities for action
To guide the direction of future climate change responses in Queensland, the Queensland Government commissioned a research and modelling project to investigate the potential for economically responsible reductions in Queenslands greenhouse gas emissions.
A state-wide marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) was constructed to identify in broad terms cost-effective abatement opportunities across a number of economic sectors. This research identified areas of potential abatement within Queensland that could be achieved at little or negative cost, including:
- Energy efficiency in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
- Mode switching in the transport sector and fuel efficiency.
- Taking further steps to reduce land clearing in Queensland.
The MACC also identified that significant abatement potential exists by deploying carbon capture and storage and renewable energy, such as geothermal and wind power, but at higher cost.
See the Queensland MACC prepared by The Nous Group and SKM.
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Last reviewed 20 December 2010
Last updated 20 August 2009