Federal Policy/Guidance Archives - Page 10 of 17

Negative-Emission Technologies and Patent Rights after COVID-19

2020

Scholarly Work

Joshua D. Sarnoff

This article proposes various measures that can be adopted by national governments and private funders to minimize any forthcoming worldwide conflicts that will arise over balancing innovation incentives for, and affordable access to, patented NETs.

The agricultural conundrum: encouraging climate-friendly agriculture through economic instruments in North America

2019

Scholarly Work

Emma Akrawi

This chapter from the book Environmental Fiscal Challenges for Cities and Transport evaluates California’s treatment of agriculture and the potential for a cap-and-trade offset protocol for carbon farming practices that sequester carbon in the soil.

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.

Fuel to the Fire: How Geoengineering Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Accelerate the Climate Crisis

2019

Think Tank Report

Center for International Environmental Law

This report investigates the early, ongoing, and often surprising role of the fossil fuel industry in developing, patenting, and promoting key geoengineering technologies.

Capturing Leadership Policies for the US to Advance Direct Air Capture Technology

2019

Think Tank Report

John Larsen, Whitney Herndon, Mikhail Grant , Peter Marsters

This is a report prepared by the Rhodium Group to asses the role of Direct Air Capture technology in the US response to climate change and identify near and medium-term policy actions to advance the deployment of Direct Air Capture technology.

Overcoming Impediments to Offshore CO2 Storage: Legal Issues in the United States and Canada

2019

Scholarly Work

Romany Webb, Michael Gerrard

This article explores the legal frameworks governing sub-seabed carbon dioxide injection (offshore CCS) in U.S. and Canadian waters, particularly in the Cascadia Basin.

Beyond the social cost of carbon: Negative emission technologies as a means for biophysically setting the price of carbon

2019

Scholarly Work

Brian F. Snyder

The paper proposes that the cost of emerging negative-emission technologies would be an alternative means for setting a carbon price and avoid the philosophical and practical weaknesses of the social cost of carbon metric.

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.

Seaweed, Kelp, and Other Aquaculture Products – Legal Issues with Cultivation and Production as Food Sources

2018

Scholarly Work

Catherine Janasie

This document identifies the legal issues around the cultivation of seaweed and kelp at both the federal and state level.

Near-term Deployment of Carbon Capture and Sequestration from Biorefineries in the United States

2018

Scholarly Work

Daniel Sanchez, Nils Johnson, Sean McCoy, Peter Turner, Katharine Mach

This paper evaluates low-cost, commercially ready sequestration opportunities for existing biorefineries in the United States.

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