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Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Regulations 2009

2009
Regulation
State of Victoria, Australia
These regulations provide for the elimination or minimization of the environmental, health and safety hazards and risks associated with greenhouse gas sequestration operations, and prescribe administrative matters, fees and other requirements.

W. Va. Code Ann. § 22-11A-1 et seq.

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of West Virginia
Establishes legal and regulatory framework for permitting of CO2 sequestration sites and empowers the Department of Environmental Protection to permit and monitor carbon sequestration sites.

Biochar and Waste Law: A Comparative Analysis

2009
Scholarly Work
Caroline Van de bergh
This article provides a comparative analyses whether biochar is waste in the EU and the US and whether the pyrolysis treatment, transportation and storage of biochar may be exempted from the regulatory burden placed on the classification of waste.

Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 121.001 et seq.

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Provides rules for ownership of CO2 stored in geologic formations and creates a trust fund funded through fees paid by CO2 storage facility operators, used for monitoring, remediation, enforcement and other activities related to geologic CO2 storage.

Ocean Iron Fertilization: Why Further Research is Needed

2009
Scholarly Work
Kerstin Güssow, Andreas Oschlies, Alexander Proelss, Katrin Rehdanz, Wilfried Rickels
This article examines the economic potential of ocean iron fertilization in the context of a post-Kyoto Protocol climate agreement and what public international law says, and should say, on the issue of ocean iron fertilization.

Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Identifying and Managing Risks

2009
Scholarly Work
Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson
This article suggests ways in which risks of CCS can be minimized and managed and considers more broadly when or if CCS should be deployed or whether its use should be limited or rejected in favor of other solutions.

Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

2009
Enacted Legislation
The European Parliament and the Council on the European Union
This Directive sets out the legislative framework concerning the environmentally safe storage of carbon dioxide in the European Union Member States as well as their exclusive economic zones and continental shelves.