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Carbon Removal in Forests and Farms in the United States

2018
Think Tank Report
World Resources Institute
The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential for carbon removal in forests and farms in the United States, to identify needs likely to arise on the pathway to large-scale deployment, and to consider ways to begin addressing those needs.

Grasslands may be more reliable carbon sinks than forests in California

2018
Scholarly Work
Pawlok Dass, Benjamin Z Houlton, Yingping Wang, David Warlind
This paper shows that California grasslands are a more resilient carbon sink than forests in response to 21st century changes in climate, with implications for designing climate-smart Cap and Trade offset policies.

Geoengineering Research Under U.S. Law

2018
Scholarly Work
Norman Carlin, Robert A. James
This article examines the principles of domestic United States law applicable to geoengineering research projects and walks through a theoretical analysis for an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Summary of Carbon Storage Incentives and Potential Legislation: East Sub-Basin Project

2018
Think Tank Report
Chiara Trabucchi (Industrial Economics, Incorporated)
This document provides a summary of carbon storage incentives and legislation of potential relevance to the CarbonSAFE Illinois - East Sub-Basin project for commercial scale CO2 geological storage complexes.

CarbonSAFE: Commercialization of Emerging Environmental Sustainability Technologies: CCS Development & Implementation Policy

2018
Think Tank Report
Design Assurance Sciences
This report, developed in support of the CarbonSAFE initiative, was assembled to assist in identifying local, state, and national regulatory and policy positions impacting the establishment of a CCS storage complex.

Legal Pathways to Widespread Carbon Capture and Sequestration

2017
Scholarly Work
Wendy B. Jacobs, Michael Craig
This article describes the potential of CCS for achieving deep decarbonization of the U.S. power sector, explains the key components of CCS, and identifies and recommends several federal and state legal reforms necessary to drive it forward.

Siting and Regulating Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Infrastructure

2017
Think Tank Report
National Energy Technology Laboratory, Great Plains Institute
This report documents key findings from a technical workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to identify and promote best practices for siting and regulating CO2 infrastructure (pipelines, EOR, and other geologic CO2 storage sites).

Correlative Rights and Limited Common Property in the Pore Space: A Response to the Challenge of Subsurface Trespass in Carbon Capture and Sequestration

2017
Scholarly Work
Tara Kathleen Righetti
This article argues that the challenge of subsurface trespass associated with CCS can be overcome by conceptualizing pore space rights in the storage complex as limited common property with rights of proportionate use.

Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in US Croplands: A Policy Analysis

2016
Scholarly Work
Léopold Biardeau, Rebecca Crebbin-Coates, Ritt Keerati, Sara Litke, Hortencia Rodríguez
This report examines current policy challenges and opportunities for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in increasing the adoption of soil health and carbon sequestration practices.

Who Owns the Right to Store Gas: A Survey of Pore Space Ownership in U.S. Jurisdictions

2016
Scholarly Work
Stefanie L. Burt
This article addresses the issue of pore space ownership under both U.S. state and federal law.

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