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On the Deployment of Bio-CCS in the EU: Barriers and Policy Requirements for a 2C Pathway

2016
Scholarly Work
Tom Berg
This thesis paper provides policy recommendations that seek to aid the European Commission and Member States to facilitate the uptake of BECCS by the private sector in the EU.

The Legality of Biochar Use: Regulatory Requirements and Risk Assessment

2016
Scholarly Work
Jim Hammond, Hans-Peter Schmidt, Laura van School, Greet Ruysschaert, Victoria Nelissen, Rodrigo Ibarrola, Adam O’Toole, Simon Shackley, Tania van Laer
This book chapter addresses the known potential risks from biochar production and use and the regulations and legislation applicable to biochar in selected European countries.

“Negative Emissions”: A Challenge for Climate Policy

2016
Scholarly Work
Oliver Geden, Stefan Schäfer
This paper argues that it would be wise for the EU and Germany to proactively shape the debate around negative emissions technologies and increase funding for research and development into NETs.

An overview of Italian participation in afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism

2016
Scholarly Work
Giulia Corradini, Lucio Brotto, Lorenzo Ciccarese, Davide Pettenella
This paper investigates the Italian afforestation/reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.

Future Prospects for Climate Engineering within the EU Legal Order

2016
Scholarly Work
Floor Fleurke
This article explores the most significant legal parameters derived from European Union law from which a future climate engineering policy would have to arise.

Towards a Law of the Mammoth? Climate Engineering in Contemporary EU Environmental Law

2016
Scholarly Work
Han Somsen
This article places climate engineering in the broader context of environmental enhancement and argues that both European law and the environment itself require acknowledging and pursuing more conscious interventions in the "natural" world. 

Biomass with CO2 Capture and Storage (Bio-CCS): The Way Forward for Europe

2015
Think Tank Report
European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants, European Biofuels Technology Platform
This report provides some initial recommendations for how the EU could accelerate the development and deployment of Bio-CCS technologies in order to realize their significant carbon-negative potential.

Legal Constraints and Opportunities for Biochar: A Case Analysis of EU Law

2015
Scholarly Work
Tania van Laer, Peter de Smedt, Frederik Ronsse, Greet Ruysschaert, Pascal Boeckx, Willy Verstraete, Jeroen Buysse, Luc Lavrysen
This article addresses the legal issues of biochar from a European (Flemish) point of view and provides a general insight in what potential legal constraints the development of a biochar industry might face and what opportunities lie ahead.

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