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Geoengineering, the Law of the Sea, and Climate Change

2009
Scholarly Work
Philomene Verlaan
This paper summarizes proposals for climate related geoengineering projects that involve or affect the ocean and reviews the applicable legally binding global instruments that seek to regulate these activities.

Ocean Iron Fertilization and International Law

2008
Scholarly Work
David Freestone , Rosemary Rayfuse
This article examines the application of the International Law of the Sea to ocean fertilization, with particular reference to the law’s dumping regime, which prohibits the dumping of wastes or other materials from vessels into the ocean.

Iron Fertilization in the Ocean for Climate Mitigation: Legal, Economic, and Environmental Challenges

2007
Scholarly Work
Raphael Sagarin, Megan Dawson, David Karl, Anthony Michael, Brian Murray, Michael Orbach, Nicole St. Clair
This paper is aimed to provide lawmakers, non-government organizations, the public and business interests with a brief overview of iron fertilization and its potential benefits and risks.

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.

The Legal Implications of Carbon Capture and Storage under the Sea

2006
Scholarly Work
Ray Purdy
This paper sets out the potential impacts of existing marine laws, and possible amendments to marine conventions, on the international discussions over moving carbon capture and storage forward.

Acceptability of CO2 capture and storage: A review of legal, regulatory, economic and social aspects of CO2 capture and storage

2006
Think Tank Report
Heleen de Coninck, Jason Anderson, Paul Curnow, Todd Flach, Ole-Andreas Flagstad, Heleen Groenenberg, Christopher Norton, David Reiner, Simon Shackley
This report provides a critical literature review of the legal and regulatory issues of CCS in the European Union, including how CCS fits within the international legal framework and what policy incentives can be used to increase CCS deployment.

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