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Emerging policy perspectives on geoengineering: An international comparison

2015
Scholarly Work
Suvi Huttunen, Emmi Skytén, Mikael Hildén
This paper examines a wide variety of policy documents from different countries, international organizations and NGOs to gain insights into how geoengineering is perceived at the policy level.

A Critical Examination of the Climate Engineering Moral Hazard and Risk Compensation Concern

2015
Scholarly Work
Jesse L Reynolds
This article critically examines the widespread concern that research into and potential implementation of climate engineering would reduce mitigation and adaptation.

Bridging the gap: improving the economic and policy framework for carbon capture and storage in the European Union

2015
Think Tank Report
Samuela Bassi, Rodney Boyd, Simon Buckle, Paul Fennell, Niall Mac Dowell, Zen Makuch, Iain Staffell
This policy brief identifies the key factors that currently hold back CCS investment in the European Union and explores ways that CCS can be made viable.

Negative Emissions: The future promises and policy challenges of Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies

2015
Scholarly Work
Alexander Lars Eino Mäkelä
This papers aims to explore future policy challenges and promises of carbon dioxide removal technologies by analyzing cost-benefit frameworks, the precautionary principle, regulatory mechanisms, and issues related to funding and resource allocation.

The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100)

2015
Policy Proposal
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) is a country-led effort to bring 100 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes across Africa into restoration by 2030.

Long-Term Liability Issues for CCS-CDM Projects in the Post-Crediting Period

2015
Scholarly Work
Astrid Kalkbrenner
This paper analyses the literature addressing the legal problems with CCS-CDM projects and reviews the two central aspects of (i) who should be liable and (ii) how should liability be designed to account for CO2 seepage.

The EU Legal Liability Framework for Carbon Capture and Storage: Managing the Risk of Leakage While Encouraging Investment

2015
Scholarly Work
Anda Pop
This article aims to evaluate some of the provisions of the EU CCS Directive in terms of their effectiveness in achieving a balance between ensuring environmentally safe deployment and the encouragement of investment in the technology.

Legal and Regulatory Developments on CCS

2015
Scholarly Work
Tim Dixon, Sean T. McCoy, Ian Havercroft
This paper provides a descriptive review of the key legal and regulatory CCS developments between 2005-2015, with a particular focus on international developments.

Study on the environmental tort liability of CCS project

2015
Scholarly Work
ZHAO Xinxin
This paper explores how Chinese tort law, including the doctrine of liability fixation and the distribution of the burden of proof, would govern a leak of CO2 from a CCS storage project.

Challenges to Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage: Regulatory Framework

2015
Scholarly Work
Monica Lupion, Holly Javedan, Howard Herzog
This paper provides an examination of project-specific regulation and legislation in Europe, Australia and North America that covers property rights, the permitting process, financial assurances, and long-term liability related to CO2 storage.

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