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Liability and Financial Responsibility Frameworks for Carbon Capture and Sequestration

2007
Think Tank Report
Elizabeth Wilson, Mark A. DeFigueiredo, Chiara Trabucchi, Kate Larsen
This WRI issue brief examines liability and financial responsibility frameworks potentially applicable to CCS projects by considering existing analogs and options for mitigating the near-and long-term risks of CCS technologies.

The Law of Enhanced Weathering for Carbon Dioxide Removal

2020
Scholarly Work
Romany M. Webb
This paper examines the international and U.S. legal framework for enhanced weathering on land and in ocean waters.

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.

Ownership Models for Geological Sequestration: A Comparison of the Emergent Regulatory Models in Australia and the United States

2014
Scholarly Work
Samantha Hepburn
This paper compares the Australian and U.S. models of geologic ownership for CCS, arguing that the Australian model of state ownership is preferable as it provides clarity, structure, and certainty for CCS markets.

Managing the Risks of Carbon Sequestration: Liability Concerns and Alternatives

2012
Scholarly Work
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich, Cassandra Koerner, Joseph C. Perkowski, Travis L. McLing
This chapter examines the risks and liabilities associated with CCS and builds on legacy legal arrangements for liability management from industry experience in the subsurface storage of petroleum and natural gas.

Analysis of Liability Regimes for Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A Review for Policymakers

2011
Think Tank Report
Elizabeth Aldrich, Cassandra Koerner, David Solan
This paper describes short and long-term liability insurance instruments and provides examples of how they have been used and proposed for CCS.

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.

Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration: Assessing a Liability Regime for the Long-term Storage of Carbon Dioxide

2008
Scholarly Work
Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson
This article surveys the existing environmental law and tort law liability regimes that may cover potential harm from escaping or migrating C02 from CCS activities.

Evaluation of the Opportunities for Generating Carbon Offsets from Soil Sequestration of Biochar

2010
Scholarly Work
Steven De Gryze, Michael Cullen , Leslie Durschinger
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the issues involved in generating carbon offsets from the production and incorporation of biochar into soil, with a focus on the use of biochar in the United States.

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