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Mitigation Efforts Calculator (MEC)

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The Mitigation Efforts Calculator (MEC) has been developed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) as an online tool to compare greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation proposals by various countries for the year 2020. In this paper, first we introduce the MEC conceptual model, i.e. the methodology and system architecture. We then discuss the abstract formulation of four different international greenhouse gas trading regimes that are conceivable. Hereafter, the optimization process and its output results, namely cost curves are presented. Finally, we illustrate the MEC as a tool for interactively evaluating complex cost curve information in the context of GHG mitigation targets as currently discussed in international climate policy circles.

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  1. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, 2361, Laxenburg, Austria

    Thanh Binh Nguyen, Lena Hoeglund-Isaksson, Fabian Wagner & Wolfgang Schoepp

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Nguyen, T.B., Hoeglund-Isaksson, L., Wagner, F. et al. Mitigation Efforts Calculator (MEC). Inf Syst Front 15, 223–233 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-012-9362-0

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