Carbon Capture and Storage: Models for Compensating Holdout Landowners
This article discusses three potential models for compensating holdout property owners of subsurface pore space relevant to CCS projects.
Permitting CO2 Pipelines
This paper assesses the legal framework for developing CO2 pipelines to support Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub projects.
Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements
This report outlines 35 recommendations for developers and host communities when negotiating and drafting Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) for direct air capture hubs and other clean energy projects.
Reconciling Property Rights with Carbon Capture and Storage
This article argues for a rethinking of property rights in the context of carbon capture and storage (CCS) - away from injunctive relief to stop subsurface migrations of CO2 and towards required compensation for landowners after an intrusion of CO2.
The Role of Corporates in Governing Carbon Dioxide Removal: Outlining a Research Agenda
This paper provides a perspective on how corporates influence and enact de facto governance of CDR.
Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Artificial Upwelling and Downwelling: Legal Challenges and Opportunities
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how existing international and domestic (U.S.) law would apply to artificial upwelling and artificial downwelling projects.
Governance of Continental Shelf Spaces in the Energy Transition: Offshore Carbon Storage in Transboundary Geological Formations
The paper examines the governance of offshore carbon dioxide storage operations in the transboundary context under the light of applicable international rules and regulations and state practice.
Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for CCUS: An IEA CCUS Handbook
This handbook identifies 25 priority issues that CCUS legal and regulatory frameworks should address for deployment, and presents global case studies on how different jurisdictions have approached these issues.
The Legal Framework for Carbon Dioxide Removal in Canada
This article provides an overview of Canada’s existing legal framework that will apply to various CDR methods as they are developed.
Permitting Seaweed Cultivation for Carbon Sequestration in California: Barriers and Recommendations
This white paper explores the barriers to seaweed permitting for carbon sequestration in California, including a complex, costly, and time-consuming lease and permitting process.