W. Va. Code Ann. § 22-11A-1 et seq.
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.
H.R.1 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
This bill included $800 million for CCS technology for coal-fired plants, $1.52 billion for industrial CCS projects, and $1 billion for a stand-alone integrated power plant project incorporating CCS.
An Assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage under EC Competition Law
This paper aims to investigate the effects CCS has on the competitive situation in the European Union and propose solutions to some of the problems that will be identified.
Transboundary Transportation of CO2 Associated with Carbon Capture and Storage Projects: An Analysis of Issues under International Law
This paper investigates the legal issues raised under selected international treaty instruments when the carbon dioxide being transported has a cross-border element.
Carbon Capture and Storage Under the Clean Development Mechanism – An Overview of Regulatory Challenges
This article identifies how the Clean Development Mechanism could provide financial incentives to enable the implementation of carbon capture and storage projects.
Legal and regulatory challenges in the implementation of CO2 geological storage: An Alberta and Canadian perspective
This paper reviews the current provincial and federal legislation and regulations in Canada to show that the existing legal and regulatory regime is reasonably sufficient, with some modifications, to accommodate the injection phase of carbon capture.
Australian Legislation on Carbon Capture and Storage: A Canadian Perspective
This paper offers a critique of Australian CCS legislation from a Canadian perspective and identifies what Canadian regulators and companies can learn from the Australian approach.
Geosequestration in Australia: Existing and Proposed Regulatory Mechanisms
This article is concerned with key legal and regulatory issues associated with establishing and operating geosequestration projects in Australia.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Deployment – Can Canada Capitalize on Experience?
This paper presents an overview of Canada's experience with carbon capture & storage (CCS) initiatives and examines the success Canada has had with carbon capture and storage.
From Carbon Capture to Storage: Designing an Effective Regulatory Structure for CO2 Pipelines
This paper provides an overview of the federal pipeline regulatory structure and the challenges associated with expanding the network to accommodate large‐scale deployment of CCS technologies.