Geoengineering: rights, risks and ethics
This article examines the governance of geoengineering and the extent to which international environmental law and human rights law might be used to regulate the research and deployment of geoengineering.
Carbon dioxide removal and the futures market
This paper discusses the potential use of futures contracts in Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) markets.
Immediate deployment opportunities for negative emissions with BECCS: a Swedish case study
This paper focuses on the critical short-term opportunities for immediate deployment of BECCS, considering solely existing bio-energy facilities in Sweden as a case study.
The New Zealand forestry sector’s experience in providing carbon sequestration services under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, 2008 to 2012
This paper argues that the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme is not the correct policy instrument to encourage carbon sequestration by planted forests.
EU climate policies: friend, foe or bystander to forest restoration and carbon sinks? EU Climate Governance for restoring degraded forests
This report argues that relevant EU laws and policies should contain ambitious forest restoration targets for Member States and the EU as a whole, as well as a robust compliance system.
The Agadir Commitment
A regional Mediterranean initiative that aims to restore at least 8 million hectares of degraded forest ecosystems by 2030.
Analysis of Civil Liability Regarding CCS: The Brazilian Case
This paper discusses the civil liability regarding CCS in Brazilian environmental law and shows that the lack of a legal and regulatory framework of CCS activities represents the main barrier to its national development.
Uncertain liability and stagnating CCS deployment in the European Union: Is it the Member States’ turn?
This article considers that EU Member States and the industry need to cooperate closely with site‐specific agreements and give commercially reasonable meaning to the EU CCS Directive’s terms in order to facilitate deployment of the technology.
The UK Liability Framework for the Transport of CO2 for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage Operations
This paper compares the potential liability arising from the carriage of CO2 by ships and by pipelines in the uk offshore context.
Legal challenges of carbon capture and storage in the South China Sea region
This article offers a survey of CCS projects in the South China Sea region and discusses the legal challenges associated with CCS activities in state practice.