The legal framework for carbon capture and storage (CCS)
This book chapter provides an overview of relevant international law for CCS and an analysis of the key provisions of European Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of CO2.
Carbon Capture and Storage and the London Protocol: Recent Efforts to Enable Transboundary CO2 Transfer
This paper reviews international actions to remove the legal obstacles associated with the prohibition on transboundary CO2 transfer under the London Protocol.
The European Commission’s Consultative Communication on the Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe
This is the Global CCS Institute submission in response to the European Commission’s Consultative Communication on the Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe.
Regulating a Pilot Project in the Absence of Legislation Specific to Carbon Storage
This paper sets out the journey of how the Otway Project, a pilot carbon storage project, was approved in the absence of legislation specific to regulating carbon storage.
Reining in Phaëthon’s Chariot: Principles for the Governance of Geoengineering
This article aims to contribute to the emerging debate about geoengineering by suggesting governance principles and mechanisms, primarily focused on the more invasive techniques of ocean carbon dioxide removal technologies.
Geoengineering a Future for Humankind: Some Technical and Ethical Considerations
This paper seeks to outline the various contentious issues regarding geoengineering (which here includes ocean fertilization and afforestation) that arise in relation to its ethical, technological, political, and trade-related legal dimensions.
Ocean Upwelling and International Law
This article addresses whether international legal rules exist governing the deployment of ocean pipes and which states are entitled to exercise jurisdiction over these objects.
International Legal Challenges Concerning Marine Scientific Research in the Era of Climate Change
This paper assesses how ocean fertilization is regulated under the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea
Ocean Fertilization for Geoengineering: A Review of Effectiveness, Environmental Impacts and Emerging Governance
This article identifies the arrangements for the international governance of further field-based research on ocean fertilization that are being developed, primarily under the London Convention/London Protocol.
Governance and Equity in the Development and Deployment of Negative Emissions Technologies
This paper presents a summary of results of the global assessment of the negative emission technologies (NETs) undertaken by the author for Friends of the Earth in the UK, with a focus on identified environmental justice and governance issues.