Even in SA, which uses gas, not coal, for base - load power and makes much greater use of wind, Cumming estimates the cost of greenhouse gas abatement at $ 1484 a tonne. (australianclimatemadness.com)
Whole Farm System Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emission Abatement Strategies for Dairy Farms: Final Report to Dairy Australia on the Investigation and Analysis into Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategies, Modelling and Decision Tools for the Australian Dairy Industry (cambridge.org)
Indeed, the consulting firm McKinsey & Co.'s recent greenhouse gas abatement cost curve analysis found that tropical forest conservation has the potential to reduce carbon pollution at just a fraction of the cost of other essential strategies, like installing clean energy or improving agricultural practices. (grist.org)