U.S. Tree Planting for Carbon Sequestration
This Congressional Research Service report examines the use of afforestation to provide offsets under a cap-and-trade approach.
Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 3-5-101 et seq.
The “Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act” gives jurisdiction to the Corporation Commission to oversee CO2 injections in oil or gas reservoirs and to the Department of Environmental Quality for any other geologic formations.
American Meteorological Society Policy Statement on Geoengineering the Climate System
A policy statement of the American Meteorological Society addressing geoengineering techniques, including those that reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases.
H.R.3748 – Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009
This bill sets up a joint Department of Interior and USDA loan guarantee program to commercialize biochar production units that produce net-negative carbon emissions.
Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for strong international cooperation on CCS demonstration
This paper argues that developing strong international cooperation for CCS demonstration, with global coordination, transparency, cost-sharing and communication as guiding principles, would optimize collaborative global learning on CCS.
Pore space ownership issues for CO2 sequestration in the U.S.
This paper reviews a broad range of case law relevant to subsurface property rights and carbon dioxide sequestration and finds that U.S. state courts' application of basic common law principles is in fact consistent across all jurisdictions examined.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 382.501 et seq
Subchapter K tilted "Offshore Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide" authorizes various state agencies to construct an offshore, deep subsurface geologic repository for carbon dioxide on state-owned land.
Assessing a Liability Regime for Carbon Capture and Storage
This paper examines potential CCS liability within a U.S. context and surveys the existing environmental and tort law liability regimes that may affect CCS.
Okla. Admin. Code § 155:30-1-1 et seq.
Contains general provisions for voluntary carbon offset program, which may be implemented through geologic CO2 sequestration, as well as other methods.
Biochar – One Way Forward for Soil Carbon in Offset Mechanisms in Africa?
This paper explores how small-scale biochar systems with net emission reductions may hold a key for Africa to engage with the international offset mechanisms and open the door to soil carbon sequestration projects.