H. 6011 Substitute A – House Resolution on Geoengineering Study
This bill creates a 5 Member Commission to study and provide recommendations to the state on the regulation and licensure of geoengineering, which includes ocean iron fertilization.
Implications of geoengineering under the 1.5 °C target: Analysis and policy suggestions
This paper proposes several policy suggestions for China to strengthen research on and response to geoengineering.
Accelerating the Carbon Cycle: The Ethics of Enhanced Weathering
This article considers the ethical issues that arise (or would arise) in the large-scale deployment of enhanced weathering.
How scientists advising the European Commission on research priorities view climate engineering proposals
This study explores how scientists who advise the European Commission on research funding priorities regarding climate change and sustainability view climate engineering.
Geoengineering: rights, risks and ethics
This article examines the governance of geoengineering and the extent to which international environmental law and human rights law might be used to regulate the research and deployment of geoengineering.
Geoengineering governance-by-default: an earth system governance perspective
This paper finds that geoengineering is subject to a form of ‘governance-by-default’ due to a situation in which state actors have not resolved the tension between two legal norms: that of ‘precaution’ and that of ‘harm minimisation’.
International Governance of Climate Engineering: A Survey of Reports on Climate Engineering, 2009-2015
This report surveys and synthesizes the body of literature addressing the governance of climate engineering, including carbon dioxide removal technologies.
Correlative Rights and Limited Common Property in the Pore Space: A Response to the Challenge of Subsurface Trespass in Carbon Capture and Sequestration
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.
Catalyzing a Political Shift from Low to Negative Carbon
This commentary suggests ways to catalyze a political conversation around and business investment in carbon dioxide removal.
Climate Change Mitigation Techniques and International Law: Assessing the Externalities of Reforestation and Geoengineering
The article reviews climate engineering, and techniques such as compensation payments, for keeping rainforests intact and how their impacts adversely effect human rights and biodiversity.