CO Capture and Storage - Energy and Climate: How to Achieve a Successful Energy Transition - page 118

EOR is currently themain large scale application of CO 2 injection and it
should continue to grow in the future.
The role of CO 2 geological storage
CCS should contribute significantly in the future to the reduction of CO 2
emissions.
It is typically a 'transition technology' to be used for providing an
answer to the risk of climate change for the periodduringwhich fossil fuels
will still contribute significantly to the energy supply.
Geological storage should be considered as a prerequisite before any
new large scale development of the use of coal for electricity generation.
Without CCS, the comeback of coal might result in even higher CO 2
emissions than those which can be predicted from an extrapolation of the
present trend.
As large-scale industrial deployment of CCS for fossil-fuel power plants
is considered only beyond 2020, the present development of electricity
generation from coal-fired power plants represents a real risk.
It is therefore necessary to accelerate the deployment of these options.
This requires the intensification of research and development activities
aimed at reducing costs and ensuring the long term safety of geological
storage.
It is also essential to set up as soon as possible the regulatory framework
needed for implementing CO 2 geological storage and to take CCS into
account within the carbon trading mechanisms.