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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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Capturing Change: A Proposal for Texas to Assume Long-Term Liability for Carbon Storage Facilities

2025
Scholarly Work
Hailey Lowery
This comment discusses existing incentives to operators of CCS facilities in Texas, and address how the incentives are insufficient and can be revised

Do We Need a New Law to Govern Carbon Capture and Storage in Federal Pore Space?

2025
Scholarly Work
Robin Kundis Craig
This invited response proposes a new legal framework for CCS storage in federal pore spaces

Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) in Nigeria’s Energy Transition: Closing Legal Gaps and Designing Policy Pathways

2025
Scholarly Work
Olutunji Oyelade, Victor Adewumi
The article focuses on legal and policy pathways towards CCUS in Nigeria

Maritime Boundaries in the Energy Transition: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Storage Across Maritime Jurisdictions

2025
Scholarly Work
Constantinos Yiallourides, Tina Soliman-Hunter
The paper discusses the role of CCS in the low-carbon energy transition, focusing specifically on international legal aspects related to the storage of CO 2 in sub-seabed geological formations of the continental shelf.

Legal Issues in Oceanic Transport of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration

2024
Scholarly Work
Carolina Arlota , Michael B. Gerrard, Pria Deanna Mahadevan
This report examines the potentially applicable laws to the use of ships to transport carbon dioxide that has been captured in Europe to the United States for sequestration.

Public–private sharing of carbon sequestration risk

2024
News/Commentary
Felix Mormann
This comment argues that a multi-tiered framework with public–private sharing of risk can help promote the safe and timely deployment of carbon capture and sequestration.

Required Procedures to Claim a Section 45Q Credit for Utilization of Carbon Oxide

2024
Declaration
Internal Revenue Service
Guidance released by the IRS that describes information that must be sent to the IRS before a taxpayer may claim a 45Q tax credit for carbon sequestration.

SB 831: Pennsylvania Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act

2024
Enacted Legislation
Pennsylvania law establishing a regulatory framework for permitting, financing, and managing carbon capture and storage projects

SB 1289: Illinois SAFE CCS Act

2024
Enacted Legislation
Comprehensive regulatory framework for the development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects in Illinois

H.B. 50: Alaska Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Act

2024
Enacted Legislation
The Alaska Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Act relates to carbon storage on state land and the powers and duties of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

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