A comprehensive set of actions to reduce CO_2 and other GHG emissions can achieve a GHG emissions trajectory over the next 50 years that is consistent with atmospheric stabilization at 550 ppm. This can be accomplished within reasonable rates of capital stock turnover and with supportable expectations for future technology performance. CO_2 capture and storage provides roughly 25% of total GHG emissions reduction under the CarBen3 atmospheric stabilization scenario. The use of CO_2 sequestration is integral to re-powering the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants and helping transition the transportation sector to lower carbon fuels. The levels of CO_2 captured under the atmospheric stabilization scenario can be safely stored in depleted oil fields.
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