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Part 2: Analysis of Property Rights Issues Related to Underground Space Used for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide

2007
Scholarly Work
David Cooney
This paper discusses how various states address subsurface property rights and liabilities of using underground pore space for CO2 storage and analyzes case law relating to natural gas storage as a compatible analog to these legal issues.

Fair-share carbon dioxide removal increases major emitter responsibility

2020
Scholarly Work
Claire L. Fyson, Susanne Baur, Matthew Gidden, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
This paper applies two common burden-sharing principles to show how CDR responsibility could be shared between regions in 1.5 °C and 2 °C mitigation pathways.

Geologic CO2 Sequestration: Who Owns the Pore Space

2009
Scholarly Work
Owen L. Anderson
This paper discusses the ownership of subsurface pore space in Texas to determine which property-interest holder has the sequestration rights.

Once a Fringe Idea, Geoengineering Moves to Center Stage in Policy Arena

2020
News/Commentary
Shuchi Talati, Robert James, Wil Burns
This edited transcript from an Environmental Law Institute webinar looks at potential domestic U.S. legal governance structures and the international institutions that might be applicable to governing carbon dioxide removal.

Overview of Organizations and Policies Supporting the Deployment of Large-Scale CCS Facilities

2020
Think Tank Report
Dominic Rassool, Christopher Consoli, Alex Townsend, Harry Liu
This Global CCS Institute report provides an overview of the organizations involved in the deployment of large-scale CCS facilities, and the policy and regulatory frameworks that have supported this deployment.

Legal Pathways to Negative Emissions Technologies and Direct Air Capture of Greenhouse Gases

2018
Scholarly Work
Tracy Hester
This Article assesses the legal and policy challenges of decarbonizing the atmosphere itself through negative emission technologies and, in particular, direct air capture.

Digging Deep: Property Rights in Subterranean Space and the Challenge of Carbon Capture and Storage

2013
Scholarly Work
Jill Morgan
This paper considers the extent of a surface landowner's rights above and below land and explores the treatment of underground space within the context of CCS in relation to differing jurisdictions, with particular attention paid to the U.S. and U.K.

Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Seaweed Cultivation

2021
Scholarly Work
Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, Michael B. Gerrard
This paper examines the international and U.S. legal frameworks that apply to ocean alkalinity enhancement and seaweed cultivation.

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