Canada Federal Offset Protocol
In January 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a preliminary draft of its Federal Offset Protocol (Protocol) for direct air carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (DACCS) projects.
The European Ocean Pact
The European Ocean Pact introduces a single reference framework on protecting and leveraging the ocean's potential for Europe.
Geoengineering: the Relevance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the BBNJ Agreement
This article explores the relevant obligations for geoengineering activities with potential impacts on the marine environment and explores what ‘due diligence’ for environmental impact assessments and strategic environmental impact assessments entail
Do We Need a New Law to Govern Carbon Capture and Storage in Federal Pore Space? A Response to Righetti and Lewis
This piece suggests that an entirely new legal regime might be necessary both to allow CCS storage in federal pore space and to rationalize and clearly state federal policies regarding climate change mitigation and CCS
Reflections On The “Pore Space Estate”
This Article examines the economic and technological forces driving the severance of pore space and reflects on the consequences, good and bad, of a severed "pore space estate."
European Scientific Advisory Board Recommendations on Carbon Dioxide Removal
The report outlines key actions for the EU to accelerate the deployment of carbon dioxide removals.
Evaluation of the EPA’s Implementation of the Underground Injection Control Class VI Well Program (Report No. 25-E-0045)
EPA Evaluation of Implementation of the Underground Injection Control Class VI Well Program
Subsurface Trespass in the Restatement (Fourth) of Property: An Appraisal and Alternative Account
This paper presents a modified model of subsurface trespass, including requiring actual harm in addition to a physical invasion.
SB 308: California Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal Bill
Requires the state board to develop and adopt regulations to ensure the state achieves carbon dioxide removals equivalent to at least 100% of statewide greenhouse gas emissions from 2045 on
Brazil’s Fuels of the Future Bill (Federal Law No. 14,993/2024)
The Fuels of the Future Bill addresses several matters related to decarbonization, including the first Brazilian law to cover capture and geological storage of carbon dioxide