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Second IMO GHG Study 2009
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References: Table A4.1 Approximate cost efficiency and maximum abatement potential for the different groups of measures* (2020, fuel price is US$500/tonne, interest rate is 4%) Cost efficiency (US$/tonne of CO2) Maximum abatement potential (Mt) Estimation of CO2 marginal abatement costs for shipping 201 Figure A4.2 Marginal CO2 abatement cost curve for alternative fuel prices, 2020, central estimate only Figure A4.3 Marginal CO2 abatement cost curves, 2020, for a fuel price of US$500/tonne and alternative interest rates, central estimate only COST EFFICIENCY AND MAXIMUM ABATEMENT POTENTIAL