H.B. 937: Louisiana Bill on Landowner Liability for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Provides landowners with limited liability protection from CCS operations occurring on their property
Brazil’s Fuels of the Future Bill (Federal Law No. 14,993/2024)
The Fuels of the Future Bill addresses several matters related to decarbonization, including the first Brazilian law to cover capture and geological storage of carbon dioxide
Reconciling Property Rights with Carbon Capture and Storage
This article argues for a rethinking of property rights in the context of carbon capture and storage (CCS) - away from injunctive relief to stop subsurface migrations of CO2 and towards required compensation for landowners after an intrusion of CO2.
2023 North Dakota Law Review Energy Law Symposium
Links to presentations on the legal framework for geologic storage of carbon dioxide.
Carbon Capture and Storage: Models for Compensating Holdout Landowners
This article discusses three potential models for compensating holdout property owners of subsurface pore space relevant to CCS projects.
Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for CCUS: An IEA CCUS Handbook
This handbook identifies 25 priority issues that CCUS legal and regulatory frameworks should address for deployment, and presents global case studies on how different jurisdictions have approached these issues.
SB 905: California Carbon sequestration: Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage Program
Bill requiring the establishment of a Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization and Storage Program
Net-Zero and Geospheric Return: Actions Today for 2030 and Beyond
This report identifies a set of actions, investments, and policies that can best lay a foundation for growing deployment of CCS and large-scale carbon dioxide removal through engineered systems to meet net-zero global emissions targets.