World Bank2015-05-182015-05-182015-05-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21887Stabilizing climate change entails bringing net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to zero. CO2 stays in the atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As long as we emit more than we capture or offset through carbon sinks (such as forests), concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere will keep rising, and the climate will keep warming. Countries can follow three principles in their efforts to create a zero-carbon future: (a) planning ahead for a future with zero emissions, (b) getting carbon prices and policies right, and (c) smoothing the transition and protecting the poor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTEPUBLIC TRANSITTRAFFIC CONGESTIONELECTRICITY SECTORCARBON DIOXIDESUBWAYFORESTRY SECTORGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSCARBONINCOMEEMISSION TARGETVEHICLESACTIVITIESGREENHOUSE GASSESGENERATIONEMISSIONSATMOSPHEREEMISSION REDUCTIONGLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONSGASTRAFFICEMISSION REDUCTIONSACIDIFICATIONAIRGREENHOUSE GASTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTUREBIOMASSCARBON FOOTPRINTCO2ENERGY BUILDINGSTRANSPORTCARBON CAPTUREPOWER SECTORPUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMSSMALL HYDROPOWERELECTRIFICATIONCONSTRUCTION MATERIALSOPTIONSELECTRIC VEHICLESPOLLUTIONFORESTRYGAS EMISSIONSROUTEENERGY EXPENDITURESABATEMENT COSTCARBON EMISSIONSINFRASTRUCTURELAND USEBUSEMISSIONGREENHOUSEECOSYSTEMCONGESTIONTRANSPORTATIONTRANSITHEATCLIMATE CHANGEPOLICIESCARSPOWERELECTRICITYCEMENTDEFORESTATIONCLIMATETRAINSABATEMENTFORESTSHYDROPOWERBIO- ENERGYELECTRICITY GENERATIONFOSSIL FUELPUBLIC TRANSPORTTRAMENERGY BILLSCOEMISSION-REDUCTIONSOLAR POWERENERGY EFFICIENCYHYBRID VEHICLESSPRAWLLANDCARBON PRICESCOMBUSTIONCARBON INTENSITYCARBON SINKSCOALNUCLEAR POWERFUELLESSLOW-CARBONINVESTMENTSCARBON NEUTRALITYRENEWABLE SOURCESCLIMATE POLICYTRANSIT SYSTEMSREFINERIESZERO EMISSIONSURBAN SPRAWLREDUCED CO2FOSSILPHOTOVOLTAIC POWERAPPROACHPRICESBENEFITSHEAT PUMPSWINDMILLSENERGYBriefWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21887