S.1535 – FUTURE Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.
H. 6011 – The Geoengineering Act of 2017
This bill would provide that a person seeking to engage in geoengineering activities would require a license from the director of the Department of Environmental Management.
Implications of geoengineering under the 1.5 °C target: Analysis and policy suggestions
This paper proposes several policy suggestions for China to strengthen research on and response to geoengineering.
Siting and Regulating Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Infrastructure
This report documents key findings from a technical workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to identify and promote best practices for siting and regulating CO2 infrastructure (pipelines, EOR, and other geologic CO2 storage sites).
People’s Republic of China: Roadmap for Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration and Deployment
This work package proposes a regulatory framework to help overcome the major obstacles to CCS deployment in the Peoples Republic of China.
Engineering the Climate: Geoengineering as a Challenge to International Governance
This essay examines the existing international governance structures to address geoengineering and concludes that they are inadequate to the task and makes recommendations for structural adaptations in international governance to address the problem.
Technical and Regulatory Matters on Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity
This study, prepared by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and presented to the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, addresses the legal and regulatory framework of geoengineering relevant to the CBD.
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Policy Options: Reducing Australia’s Dependence on Coal, Natural Gas, and Other Nonrenewable Energy Resources
This article explores the role of industry in enabling Australia to move toward a less carbon intensive economy, with a closer look at industry's role in carbon capture and storage, afforestation and reforestation, and biochar technologies.
Geoengineering and International Law: The Search for Common Legal Ground
The focus of this article is on overarching rules of international law that are common legal ground and might apply to all concepts under the heading "geoengineering," while exploring to what extent the ENMOD Convention could be useful as a reference
Geoengineering, the Law of the Sea, and Climate Change
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.