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Defining Biomass as a Source of Renewable Energy: The Life Cycle of Carbon Emissions of Biomass Energy and a Survey and Analysis of Biomass Definitions in States’ Renewable Portfolio Standards, Federal Law, and Proposed Legislation

2011

Scholarly Work

Christine Zeller-Powell

This thesis paper identifies that federal and state laws should incorporate a life cycle analyses of GHG emissions in order to more effectively incentivize bioenergy that reduces GHG emissions.

Remaking the World to Save It: Applying U.S. Environmental Laws to Climate Engineering Projects

2011

Scholarly Work

Tracy D. Hester

This Article examines how U.S. environmental laws might apply to climate engineering research and how the U.S. courts would review disputes over those projects.

The Emergence of Carbon Sequestration: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography of Legal Aspects for CCS

2011

Scholarly Work

Nadine R. Hoffman

This article provides an overview of the legal aspects and issues arising from CCS and contains an annotated bibliography of selected scholarly articles and an unannotated bibliography of significant governmental and non-governmental reports.

Assessment of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Liability Regimes

2011

Scholarly Work

Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich, Cassandra Koerner

This article assesses the carbon capture and sequestration liability regimes and concludes that incomplete liability schemes are likely to cause confusion, misunderstandings, and litigation as they are implemented.

Assessing Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities and Implementation Strategies for Agricultural Land Management in the United States

2011

Scholarly Work

Lydia P. Olander, Alison J. Eagle, Justin S. Baker, Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Brian C. Murray, Alexandra Kravchenko, Lucy R. Henry, Robert B. Jackson

Provides a roadmap and resource for programs and initiatives that are designing protocols, metrics, or incentives to engage farmers and ranchers in large-scale efforts to enhance GHG mitigation on working agricultural land in the United States.

U.S. Forest Service’s National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change

2011

Policy Proposal

USDA Forest Service

This roadmap includes strategies of the U.S. Forest Service to activity manage carbon stocks in forests, grasslands, and urban areas and to provide technical assistance to enhance carbon sequestration through afforestation and reforestation.

Geoengineering: A national strategic plan for research on the potential effectiveness, feasibility, and consequences of climate remediation technologies

2011

Think Tank Report

The Bipartisan Policy Center

This report presents the conclusions of the Task Force on Climate Remediation Research, which was convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2010 to develop recommendations for the U.S. government on geoengineering research and oversight policy.

Systems Analysis and Cost Estimates for Large Scale Capture of Carbon Dioxide from Air

2011

Scholarly Work

A.J. Simon, Naluahi B. Kaahaaina, Julio Friedmann, Roger D. Aines

This paper explores the resource intensity and major cost elements of direct air capture of carbon dioxide.

The Limits of Liability in Promoting Safe Geologic Sequestration of CO2

2011

Scholarly Work

David E. Adelman, Ian J. Duncan

This paper proposes a hybrid legal framework for carbon dioxide sequestration that combines a traditional regulatory regime with a novel two-tiered system of liability that is calibrated to objective site characteristics.

Analysis of Liability Regimes for Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A Review for Policymakers

2011

Think Tank Report

Elizabeth Aldrich, Cassandra Koerner, David Solan

This paper describes short and long-term liability insurance instruments and provides examples of how they have been used and proposed for CCS.

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