A Climate for Change

(^206) Reducing emissions in Croatia – the Costs of Mitigation Human Development Report - Croatia 2008
Table 12-10: Measures that may be neutral in terms of marginal cost per tonne of reduction
Sub-sector of
emissions Emissions reduction measure
2020 Potential
CO 2 e reduction
2020 cost per
year (min)
2020 Cost per
year (max)
Probable responsible
stakeholder
Energy - electricity
production
Reductions from usage of
nuclear fuel (by building
a 1000 MW nuclear power
stations)
5,500,000 EUR
-77,000,000
EUR 77,000,000 HEP/ MELE/MEPPPC
Energy - electricity
production
Reductions from usage of
geothermal
60,000 EUR -640,000 EUR 1,200,000 Individual firms/
MELE
Energy - electricity
production
Reductions in loss from
the distribution grid and
potential reductions in
emissions of CO 2 (4.5%
decrease in loss)
56,300 EUR -563,000 EUR 563,000 HEP/ MELE
Energy - for
industry use
Use of biologically-based
waste products for energy
use for industry - especially
refuse derived fuel (re-used
materials) of biological
and fossil origin and dried
sludge - especially in the
cement industry
202,000 EUR -2,020,000 EUR 2,020,000 Individual
industries/ waste
management
companies
Energy - use for
transport
Using fuels with less
carbon - LPG and CNG
versus diesel or gasoline
100,000 EUR -1,000,000 EUR 1,000,000 MELE/ Ministry of
the Sea, Transport,
and Infrastructure
Energy - use in
households and
services
Renewable energy use in
offices
109,000 EUR -1,090,000 EUR 1,090,000 Individual firms/
MELE
Energy - use in
households and
services
Solar collectors for water
heaters
20,000 EUR -200,000 EUR 200,000 Construction
companies/
Individual citizens/
firms/ MELE/
MEPPPC
Industrial
processes - cement
production
Reduction of the share of
clinker in cement from 77%
on average by max 14%
by 2020.
364,000 EUR -3,640,000 EUR 3,640,000 Cement Companies/
MEPPPC
Industrial processes

• nitric acid
  production

Production of nitric acid

• non-selective catalytic
  production in the process


• a chemical reaction to
  eliminate 80-90% of GHGs
  by converting N 2 O to just
  nitrogen.

820,000 EUR -8,200,000 EUR 8,200,000 Nitric acid

producers

Waste treatment Reduction of emissions by

burning CH 4 from flaring

175,000 EUR -1,750,000 EUR 1,750,000 Waste management

companies

Total reduction of

emissions resulting from

possible "cost neutral"

options

7,406,300 -96,103,000 96,663,000