The UK Liability Framework for the Transport of CO2 for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage Operations
This paper compares the potential liability arising from the carriage of CO2 by ships and by pipelines in the uk offshore context.
Geoengineering: A Promising Weapon or an Unregulated Disaster in the Fight Against Climate Change?
This note outlines the regulation of geoengineering, the current laws in place, the policy needs of geoengineering regulation, and how to bridge the gap between these concepts.
HB 1578 – Carbon Farming Task Force
This bill creates a carbon farming task force to identify agricultural or aquacultural activities and best practices that provide carbon sequestration benefits that may be used to establish a carbon farming certification.
Three layers of energy law for examining CO2 transport for carbon-capture and storage
This research provides a legal analysis concerning four scenarios for cross-border carbon dioxide (CO2) transport that could increase the deployment of carbon-capture and storage (CCS) deployment in Europe.
S.843 – Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for the financing of qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities.
House Bill 1063 – Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program
This bill directs the Maryland Department of Agriculture to develop a program to improve health, yield, and profitability of soils, increase carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, and promote further adoption of healthy soil practices.
Climate Engineering Conference 2017 – Conference Report
This report provides a summary of the various plenary and parallel sessions that were held at CEC17, including hyperlinks to additional online resources such as video recordings from the plenaries and materials from individual sessions.
Best Practice for Transitioning from Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enhanced Oil Recovery EOR to CO2 Storage
This paper identifies the legal, regulatory and economic challenges in the USA, Canada, EU, Australia, and Brazil that must be addressed if an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project is to serve as a CCS project.
International Context for the Geoengineering Debate
This is the keynote speech at the Second International Climate Engineering Conference (CEC17) by the Director of the Sustainable Development Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations.
The Agadir Commitment
A regional Mediterranean initiative that aims to restore at least 8 million hectares of degraded forest ecosystems by 2030.