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IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage, Chapter 4: Transport of CO2

2018

Scientific Report

David Coleman, John Davison, Chris Hendriks, Olav Kaarstad, Masahiko Ozaki

This chapter from the IPCC's special report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage provides an overview of the methods of transportation of carbon dioxide and the international regulatory framework governing its movement.

Ocean Iron Fertilization and Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Food: Leveraging International and Domestic Law Protections to Enhance Access to Salmon in the Pacific Northwest

2016

Scholarly Work

Randall S. Abate

This article addresses whether indigenous communities like the Haida in the U.S. Pacific Northwest region could assert a legal right to employ OIF as a strategy to help restore a cultural food source that has been depleted due to climate change.

Barometer Rising: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety as a Model for Holistic International Regulation of Ocean Fertilization Projects and Other Forms of Geoengineering

2016

Scholarly Work

Matthew Hubbard

This note argues that there is a strong comparison between biotechnology and geoengineering, and that the current regulatory framework for biosafety can serve as a model for similar regulation of ocean fertilization.

The Missing Pieces of Geoengineering Research Governance

2016

Scholarly Work

Albert C. Lin

This Article develops mechanisms to address the systemic concerns, including technological lock-in, moral hazard, and global conflict, and the physical risks of geoengineering research.

It’s Getting Hot in Here: A Look into Whether Ocean Iron Fertilization is Legally Viable in the United States

2015

Scholarly Work

James Richards

This article analyzes the legal status of ocean iron fertilization under United States laws and international laws, in the context of the Planktos experiment, in order to shed light on whether this strategy could be legally viable.

Deployment of Geoengineering by the Private and Public Sector: Can the Risks of Geoengineering Ever Be Effectively Regulated?

2015

Scholarly Work

Daniela E. Lai

This article focuses on ocean fertilization and its transboundary impacts.

The International Legal Framework for Climate Engineering

2015

Scholarly Work

Jesse Reynolds

This paper describes international law which is applicable to climate engineering, with a focus on international environmental law, and provides recommendations for future developments.

Climate Engineering Field Research: The Favorable Setting of International Environmental Law

2014

Scholarly Work

Jesse Reynolds

This article examines how existing international environmental law may regulate and influence field testing of climate engineering, specifically the riskier methods that include ocean iron fertilization.

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