Potential for Advanced Capture and
Sequestration Technology in a Climate Constrained World
A 2000 Report by DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
 This study assesses the potential of advanced power plant carbon capture and sequestration technologies for stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentration.
Mitigating carbon emissions while continuing to utilize fossil fuels for electricity generation limits drastic changes to the global energy system. The ability to use abundant and cheap fossil fuels without contributing to climate change prevents large reductions in energy consumption and the substitution to more expensive sources of energy. The analysis shows that significant cost savings could be achieved in stabilizing the atmospheric concentration of CO2 with advanced carbon capture and sequestration technologies over the next century.
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