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The Anchorage Declaration

2009
Declaration
Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change
A call for action to abandon geoengineering techniques that negatively impact indigenous people's rights as agreed by consensus of the participants in the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change in Anchorage Alaska on April 24th 2009.

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30:1101 et seq

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Louisiana
This is the “Louisiana Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act" that authorizes the Commissioner of Conservation to regulate carbon storage through rules and regulations and provides various directions for the Commissioner.

Geoengineering, the Law of the Sea, and Climate Change

2009
Scholarly Work
Philomene Verlaan
This paper summarizes proposals for climate related geoengineering projects that involve or affect the ocean and reviews the applicable legally binding global instruments that seek to regulate these activities.

Carbon Capture and Storage Law for New Zealand: A Comparative Study

2009
Scholarly Work
Barry Barton
This paper analyzes the issues involved in creating a CCS legal regime for New Zealand, including rights to real property, title or permits, relationship with oil and gas operations, regulation, liability, and relationships with other legislation.

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 7-2-18.25

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of New Mexico
Provides tax credit incentive for coal-based generating plants achieving 1,100 lbs. CO2/MWh, including through carbon capture and sequestration.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-11-313 et seq.

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Wyoming
Requires permits for geologic CO2 sequestration and creates special revenue account for deposit of permitting fees and directs the Department of Environmental Quality to develop rules for operational standards, monitoring, and maintenance of wells.

Convention on Biological Diversity COP 9 Decision IX/16

2008
International Legal Instrument
Convention on Biological Diversity
Decision adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity at its ninth meeting requesting that Governments, in accordance with the precautionary approach, ensure that ocean fertilization activities do not take place until there is further research.

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30:209

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Louisiana
Authorizes the State Mineral and Energy Board, among other powers, to “enter into operating agreements whereby the state receives a share of revenues from the storage of oil, natural gas, liquid or liquefied hydrocarbons, or carbon dioxide.”