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Financial Mechanisms for Long-term CO2 Storage Liabilities

2012

Think Tank Report

IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG)

This report reviews current laws and emerging CCS specific regulations, in different regions of the world and under different legal frameworks, to investigate and assess the various potential financial mechanisms for supporting CO2 liability.

The Changing Legislation and Regulation of Carbon Capture and Storage: Impacts on Purpose, Policy, and Projects

2012

Scholarly Work

Michael G. Massicotte, Alan L. Ross, Chidinma B. Thompson

This article considers the impact of the Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 legislation and potential inter-jurisdictional conflicts, and briefly compares the CCS legislation of other jurisdictions with Alberta’s legislation.

The regulation of geoengineering: A gathering storm for international climate change policy?

2012

Scholarly Work

K.A. Brent, J. McGee

This article argues for an international agreement to be established to regulate decisions regarding the testing and use of geoengineering and that Australia should adopt a strong leadership role in relation to any international regulatory efforts.

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, § 95852(g)

2012

Regulation

State of California

Carbon dioxide suppliers are regulated under California’s cap-and-trade program, but any CO2 supplied that is ultimately geologically sequestered is not included in their compliance obligation (e.g., CO2 supplied for enhanced oil recovery).

The Who, What, and Wherefore of Geoengineering Governance

2012

Scholarly Work

Daniel Bodansky

This article analyzes the possible functions, forms, objects and agents of geoengineering governance and explores four scenarios of particular concern: inadequate research funding, premature rejection, unilateral individual and state action.

Can Governments Ensure Adherence to the Polluter Pays Principle in the Long-Term CCS Liability Context

2012

Scholarly Work

Paul Bailey, Elizabeth McCullough, Sonya Suter

This article analyzes possible regulatory frameworks to address long-term CCS liabilities from the perspective of the Polluter Pays Principle (“PPP”).

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Agricultural Land Management in the United States: A Synthesis of the Literature

2012

Scholarly Work

Alison J. Eagle, Lydia P. Olander, Lucy R. Henry, Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Neville Millar, G. Philip Robertson

This report provides a side-by-side comparison of the GHG mitigation potential of 42 agricultural land management activities in the United States.

Reining in Phaëthon’s Chariot: Principles for the Governance of Geoengineering

2012

Scholarly Work

Adam D.K. Abelkop, Jonathan C. Carlson

This article aims to contribute to the emerging debate about geoengineering by suggesting governance principles and mechanisms, primarily focused on the more invasive techniques of ocean carbon dioxide removal technologies.

A/RES/66/288 – Resolution from the Future We Want Rio+20 Conference

2012

International Legal Instrument

United Nations General Assembly

Resolution adopted at the Future We Want Rio+20 Conference that stresses concern about the potential environmental impacts of ocean fertilization and urges a precautionary approach to ocean fertilization activities.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.30

2012

Regulation

State of Texas

Memorandum of Understanding between the Railroad Commission of Texas and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, recognizing Railroad Commission’s jurisdiction to regulate carbon dioxide sequestration wells per Texas Water Code § 27.041.

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