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Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies involve the capture of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from fuel combustion or industrial processes, the transport of this CO₂ via ship or pipeline, and either its use as a resource to create valuable products or services or its permanent storage underground.
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Sub-Seabed Carbon Sequestration: Building the Legal Platform

2009
Scholarly Work
Robert G. Lee
This paper analyzes the rapid changes made at the international, EU and UK level to shape a legal framework of sub-seabed carbon sequestration and how the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will play a role in the viability of the technology.

Proposed roadmap for overcoming legal and financial obstacles to carbon capture and sequestration

2009
Think Tank Report
Wendy B. Jacobs, Leah Cohen, Leah Kostakidis-Lianos, Sara Rundell
This roadmap focuses on the legal and financial incentives necessary for rapid demonstration of geological sequestration in the absence of national restrictions on CO2 emissions.

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.

Tex. Water Code Ann. § 27.041 et seq.

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Gives jurisdiction over CO2 injection to Railroad Commission and authorizes the Commission to permit, collect fees for, and prescribe operational standards for CO2 storage facilities.

Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Regulation Report

2009
Scholarly Work
Robert R. Nordhaus, Emily Pitlick
This report suggests a regulatory framework to better support construction of the new CO2 pipeline infrastructure necessary for widespread deployment of CCS.

South Dakota Rules Regarding Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

2009
Enacted Legislation
HB 1129 authorized the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to regulate the integrity of CO2 pipelines used for transporting CO2 for enhanced oil recovery or geologic sequestration.

Environmental bonds and the challenge of long-term carbon sequestration

2009
Scholarly Work
David Gerard, Elizabeth J. Wilson
The paper examines the use of bonding to address environmental problems and looks at its possible application to CCS projects.

The legal and political framework for CCS and its implications for a European Utility

2009
Scholarly Work
Peter Radgen, Samuel Kutter, Jörg Kruhl
This paper reviews the European Directive on CCS from the perspective of a European utility.

CCS for Germany: Policy, R&D and demonstration activities

2009
Scholarly Work
Hake Jürgen-Friedrich, Höwener Hubert, Schenk Olga, Seier Jochen
The paper presents a 2009 snapshot of German R&D and demonstration activities in the field of CCS technologies with the focus on the policy aspect.

The EU enabling legal framework for carbon capture and geological storage

2009
Scholarly Work
Scott Brockett
This paper explains the proposed enabling legal framework for carbon capture and geological storage that was part of the European Commission's 2008 Barroso Package on Climate Change and Energy.

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