Geologic CO2 Sequestration: Who Owns the Pore Space
This paper discusses the ownership of subsurface pore space in Texas to determine which property-interest holder has the sequestration rights.
State Policy on Geologic Sequestration: 2009 Update
This white paper discusses state policy activity on geologic sequestration, with a focus on the latest trends and developments from 2009.
The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota
This report assesses the potential of Minnesota lands to sequester carbon dioxide, including an analysis of existing and proposed state policies for their potential impact on carbon sequestration activities.
Sequestration, Science, and the Law: An Analysis of the Sequestration Component of the California and Northeastern States’ Plans to Curb Global Warming
This comment describes the three major methods for carbon sequestration and examines the sequestration component of the initiatives in California and the northeastern states.
Part 2: Analysis of Property Rights Issues Related to Underground Space Used for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
This paper discusses how various states address subsurface property rights and liabilities of using underground pore space for CO2 storage and analyzes case law relating to natural gas storage as a compatible analog to these legal issues.
Powering the Future: An Inclusive National Clean Energy Standard with Negative Emissions Technologies
This Note proposes a robust National Clean Energy Standard that can incorporate Negative Emission Technologies (NETs), while identifying the potential legal barriers to an NCES that includes NETs.
Transport Infrastructure for Carbon Capture and Storage
This white paper identifies near-term carbon capture and storage opportunities, then designs and plans the regional transport infrastructure required to maximize CO2 abatement while minimizing cost and land use impact.
Sources to Sinks: Expanding a National CO2 Pipeline Network
his Article provides an overview of CO2 pipeline regulation, a state-by-state comparison of siting, routing, and operation laws, and a case study of the federal and state permitting required for a recent CO2 pipeline.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals from Forest Land, Woodlands, and Urban Trees in the United States, 1990-2018
This report provides an overview of the status and trends of GHG emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands in the grassland category, HWPs, and urban trees in settlements in the United States from 1990 to 2018.
Pore Space Property
This article reviews the development of common law rights in water and oil and gas to synthesize lessons for shaping the content and limits of rights in pore space.