Legal? Perhaps. But Controversial Fertilization Experiment May Produce Little Science
News article looking at the legality of the Haida Salmon Restoration Corp's ocean iron fertilization experiment.
Ill. Admin Code tit. 35, § 730, subpart H
Establishes criteria and standards for Class VI CO2 geologic sequestration injection wells.
EOR/CCS 360-Degree Legal Review
This report provides a high-level regulatory overview of the legal issues of importance for a combined Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Denmark.
The development of carbon dioxide capture legislation in the UK
This paper summarizes the development and implementation of UK government policy with respect to the EU CCS Directive, with particular regard given to the implications on the consenting of new CCGT power plants and coal-fired power plants.
International Legal Challenges Concerning Marine Scientific Research in the Era of Climate Change
This paper assesses how ocean fertilization is regulated under the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea
Managing the Risks of Carbon Sequestration: Liability Concerns and Alternatives
This chapter examines the risks and liabilities associated with CCS and builds on legacy legal arrangements for liability management from industry experience in the subsurface storage of petroleum and natural gas.
Governance and Equity in the Development and Deployment of Negative Emissions Technologies
This paper presents a summary of results of the global assessment of the negative emission technologies (NETs) undertaken by the author for Friends of the Earth in the UK, with a focus on identified environmental justice and governance issues.
Carbon Capture and Storage Regulatory Review for Trinidad and Tobago
This Global CCS Institute review considers how a CCS project, through its entire chain from concept and design to decommissioning, could fit into the current legal and regulatory framework of Trinidad and Tobago in 2012.
Considerations of Justice in Assessment and Appraisal of Negative Emissions Technologies
This paper identifies several justice implications arising from the potential moral hazard in the development of NETs, the distribution of geological storage for carbon dioxide, and the competition for biological productivity for negative emissions.
Technical and Regulatory Matters on Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity
This study, prepared by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and presented to the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, addresses the legal and regulatory framework of geoengineering relevant to the CBD.