Brazil’s Fuels of the Future Bill (Federal Law No. 14,993/2024)
The Fuels of the Future Bill addresses several matters related to decarbonization, including the first Brazilian law to cover capture and geological storage of carbon dioxide
Green Papers of Model Laws (Tree Planting Incentive Bill)
This publication includes a model UK law to provide for infrastructure scale investment in tree planting as a way to capture and store carbon in order to transition the UK to net zero emissions and mitigate climate change.
Proposed regulation establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)
Article 2 of this regulatory proposal sets the EU 2050 climate-neutrality objectives, recognizing that removals of greenhouse gases will be needed to compensate for emissions from sectors where decarbonization is the most challenging.
Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
This Directive sets out the legislative framework concerning the environmentally safe storage of carbon dioxide in the European Union Member States as well as their exclusive economic zones and continental shelves.
Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
This directive revised the EU Emissions Trading Directive to include CCS beginning from 2013 onwards.
Amendments to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community to account for carbon capture, transport, and storage.
Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 (No. 61).
This act aims to facilitate and regulate the injection of GHGs into underground geological formations for the purpose of permanent storage, including to facilitate and regulate the exploration for suitable underground geological storage formations.