United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Archives

Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Artificial Upwelling and Downwelling: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

2022

Scholarly Work

Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, Michael B. Gerrard

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how existing international and domestic (U.S.) law would apply to artificial upwelling and artificial downwelling projects.

Antacids for the Sea? Artificial Ocean Alkalinization and Climate Change

2020

Scholarly Work

Wil Burns, Charles R. Corbett

This article identifies artificial ocean alkalinization governance models and the applicable international law around artificial ocean alkalinization activities.

Can We Make the Oceans Greener? The Successes and Failures of UNCLOS as an Environmental Treaty

2018

Scholarly Work

Joanna Mossop

The article evaluates if customary international law and treaty negotiations for sustainable use of biodiversity areas beyond national jurisdiction will progress the goal of marine environmental protection, with a brief look at ocean fertilization.

Ocean Upwelling and International Law

2012

Scholarly Work

Alexander Proelss, Chang Hong

This article addresses whether international legal rules exist governing the deployment of ocean pipes and which states are entitled to exercise jurisdiction over these objects.

International Legal Challenges Concerning Marine Scientific Research in the Era of Climate Change

2012

Scholarly Work

Alexander Proelss

This paper assesses how ocean fertilization is regulated under the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea

Arctic Dreams and Geoengineering Wishes: The Collateral Damage of Climate Change

2011

Scholarly Work

Cinnamon P. Carlarne

This Article examines two particularly important areas in which climate change is exposing fundamental gaps in existing systems of global governance: The Governance of the Article Ocean and the governance regime applicable to geoengineering.

A/65/L.20 – Draft Resolution Oceans and the Law of the Sea

2010

International Legal Instrument

United Nations General Assembly

Draft resolution on ocean fertilization.

Carbon Capture and Storage: A New Challenge for International Environmental Law

2007

Scholarly Work

Jürgen Friedrich

This article assesses the general compatibility of CCS in sub-seabed geological formations with the relevant treaty regimes.

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