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Towards an Effective Legal Framework for the Geo-Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in New Zealand

2010
Scholarly Work
Greg Severinsen
This paper provides an overview of some of the most important legal challenges that the regulation of CCS poses in New Zealand and offers some potential solutions to address these challenges.

A Tale of Two Provinces: Imposing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Constraints through Law and Policy in Alberta and British Columbia

2010
Scholarly Work
Teresa Meadows, Tony Crossman
This article provides an overview of two Canadian provinces grappling with greenhouse gas regulatory issues and the developing frameworks to govern processes and practice for carbon capture and sequestration projects.

Development of a Global CO2 Pipeline Infrastructure

2010
Think Tank Report
IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
This report reviews the legal impediments which might hamper development of international CO2 transportation networks.

The Regulation of Geoengineering: Fifth Report of Session 2009–10

2010
Scientific Report
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
This report, written in collaboration with the U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee, examines the need for the regulation of geoengineering activities and provides an outlines of future regulatory arrangements.

A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts

2010
Scientific Report
United States Government Accountability Office
This report examines the state of geoengineering science, federal involvement in geoengineering, the extent to which federal laws and international agreements apply to geoengineering, and any governance challenges around geoengineering activities.

Long-term Liability for Carbon Capture and Storage in Depleted North American Oil and Gas Reservoirs A Comparative Analysis

2010
Scholarly Work
Norma Nielson, Allan Ingelson, Anne Kleffner
This article examines emerging legislative frameworks, in a limited number of jurisdictions, that have been adopted to manage long-term liability: viz., Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, the European Union (EU), and Australia.

Issues of liability during the post-abandonment phase of carbon capture and storage: The Case of Alberta, Canada

2010
Scholarly Work
Cayley Burgess
This paper finds that Alberta’s current framework for assigning the long-term liability for damages arising from CCS is neither clear nor realistic and concludes with policy recommendations to Alberta’s government.

Carbon Capture and Storage: Model Regulatory Framework

2010
Think Tank Report
International Energy Agency (IEA)
This report seeks to provide a tool for governments to use in developing national CCS plans and frameworks that addresses all stages of the CCS chain, from carbon dioxide capture, to its transportation and storage.

Legal Uncertainties of Carbon Capture and Storage in the EU: The Netherlands as an Example

2010
Scholarly Work
Avelien Haan-Kamminga, Martha M. Roggenkamp, Edwin Woerdman
This paper examines the legal obstacles and uncertainties in the European Union that need to be resolved in order to provide companies with a proper incentive to invest in CCS, using the Netherlands as a case study.

Carbon capture and storage laws in Australia: project facilitation or a precautionary approach?

2010
Scholarly Work
Nicola Durrant
This paper examines the onshore and offshore regimes for CCS in Australia and the legal issues arising in relation to the implementation of CCS projects.

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