Federal Policy/Guidance Archives - Page 17 of 19

Proposed roadmap for overcoming legal and financial obstacles to carbon capture and sequestration

2009

Think Tank Report

Wendy B. Jacobs, Leah Cohen, Leah Kostakidis-Lianos, Sara Rundell

This roadmap focuses on the legal and financial incentives necessary for rapid demonstration of geological sequestration in the absence of national restrictions on CO2 emissions.

Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Regulation Report

2009

Scholarly Work

Robert R. Nordhaus, Emily Pitlick

This report suggests a regulatory framework to better support construction of the new CO2 pipeline infrastructure necessary for widespread deployment of CCS.

U.S. Tree Planting for Carbon Sequestration

2009

Scholarly Work

Ross W. Gorte

This Congressional Research Service report examines the use of afforestation to provide offsets under a cap-and-trade approach.

Environmental bonds and the challenge of long-term carbon sequestration

2009

Scholarly Work

David Gerard, Elizabeth J. Wilson

The paper examines the use of bonding to address environmental problems and looks at its possible application to CCS projects.

Regulating Geologic Sequestration in the United States: Early Rules Take Divergent Approaches

2009

Scholarly Work

Melisa F. Pollak, Elizabeth J. Wilson

This paper compares state and federal regulations for the geological sequestration (GS) of carbon dioxide, focusing on elements where their differences highlight the choices that must be made to create a regulatory framework for GS in the U.S.

Dumping Iron and Trading Carbon

2008

Think Tank Report

Hugh Powell

This article provides insight from lawyers and economists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution September 2007 conference on the topic of ocean iron fertilization and regulated carbon markets.

From EOR to CCS: The evolving legal and regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage

2008

Scholarly Work

Philip Marston, Patricia A Moore

This article addresses why the current legal framework will be largely adequate from a transaction and interim standpoint to allow progress from oil production operations to permanent underground storage.

From Carbon Capture to Storage: Designing an Effective Regulatory Structure for CO2 Pipelines

2008

Scholarly Work

Jonas Monast

This paper provides an overview of the federal pipeline regulatory structure and the challenges associated with expanding the network to accommodate large‐scale deployment of CCS technologies.

Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration: Assessing a Liability Regime for the Long-term Storage of Carbon Dioxide

2008

Scholarly Work

Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson

This article surveys the existing environmental law and tort law liability regimes that may cover potential harm from escaping or migrating C02 from CCS activities.

Storing Carbon: Options for Liability Risk Management, Financial Responsibility

2008

Scholarly Work

Chiara Trabucchi, Lindene Patton

This article recommends the creation of a ‘federal government corporation’ in combination with a suite of financial risk management mechanisms to ensure the deployment of CCS technology in an efficient, safe, and environmentally balanced manner.

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