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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.

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.

USDA Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

2016

Scientific Report

United States Department of Agriculture

This report outlines a set of “building blocks” to help farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and rural communities reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration.

The State and Future of U.S. Soils: Framework for a Federal Strategic Plan for Soil Science

2016

Scientific Report

Subcommittee on Ecological Systems, Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability of the National Science and Technology Council

This Framework aims to establish Federal soil research priorities, including in carbon sequestration, deliver information to land managers to help them implement soil conserving systems, and inform related policy development and coordination.

Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in US Croplands: A Policy Analysis

2016

Scholarly Work

Léopold Biardeau, Rebecca Crebbin-Coates, Ritt Keerati, Sara Litke, Hortencia Rodríguez

This report examines current policy challenges and opportunities for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in increasing the adoption of soil health and carbon sequestration practices.

Soil carbon sequestration potential of US croplands and grasslands: Implementing the 4 per Thousand Initiative

2016

Scholarly Work

Adam Chambers, Rattan Lal, Keith Paustian

In this analysis, the goals of the 4 per Thousand declaration are assessed in the US context, looking for the best opportunities or “bright spots” that could be managed to implement the 4PT program.

Who Owns the Right to Store Gas: A Survey of Pore Space Ownership in U.S. Jurisdictions

2016

Scholarly Work

Stefanie L. Burt

This article addresses the issue of pore space ownership under both U.S. state and federal law.

Putting the Puzzle Together: State and Federal Policy Drivers for Growing America’s Carbon Capture & CO2-EOR Industry

2016

Think Tank Report

The Great Plains Institute

This report takes a detailed look at the current policy landscape and evaluates and recommends several key federal and state policy options that will enhance the further commercial deployment of CO2-EOR.

CarbonSAFE Initiative

2016

Policy Proposal

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory

This initiative was formed to provide a better understanding of storage project screening; site selection; characterization; baseline monitoring, verification and accounting procedures; and information necessary to submit permit applications.

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.

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