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Policy Brief: Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
This policy brief identifies the governance challenges around marine carbon dioxide removal.

Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization: An Argument Against Commercialization but for Continued Research Amidst Lingering Uncertainty

2019
Scholarly Work
Tyler Rohr
This paper argues against attempting to commercialize ocean iron fertilization under any emerging market framework.

High Level Review of a Wide Range of Proposed Marine Geoengineering Techniques

2019
Scientific Report
Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)
This report examines a wide range of marine geoengineering techniques to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and provides a comprehensive review of the international frameworks that govern these techniques.

Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Current state of knowledge and potential role of philanthropy

2019
Think Tank Report
Antonius Gagern (CEA Consulting)
This document discusses the current knowledge and knowledge gaps relating to the local and global application of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), with a section on the governance considerations associated with the science and technology of OAE.

Oceans in Transition: Incorporating Climate-Change Impacts into Environmental Impact Assessment for Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

2018
Scholarly Work
Robin Warner
This Article reviews the existing international law and policy framework for environmental impact assessment in areas beyond national jurisdiction, with a look at how ocean iron fertilization fits into the existing framework.

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.

Governing Experimental Responses: Negative Emissions Technologies and Solar Climate Engineering

2018
Scholarly Work
Jesse Reynolds
This chapter places the governance of climate engineering in a polycentric governance conceptual framework.

Mind the Gap: Marine Geoengineering and the Law of the Sea

2018
Scholarly Work
Karen N. Scott
This chapter, from the book High Seas Governance, examines the legal framework for marine geoengineering, analyzing the extent to which the modern law of the sea has responded to the gaps and challenges in the current regulatory framework.

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