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Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage


Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technological process of capturing carbon dioxide from a power plant or industrial activity and the storage of that captured carbon dioxide in an underground basalt formation, saline aquifer, depleted oil and gas reservoir, or sub-sea geologic formation.
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Role of the ocean in climate stabilization

2019
Scholarly Work
Celina Scott-Buechler, Charles Greene
This chapter reviews the ocean’s potential role in international climate stabilization, and how ocean iron fertilization, ocean alkalinization, and the storage of carbon in the deep ocean can be used to further support such actions.

Clearing the Air: A Federal RD&D Initiative and Management Plan for Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies

2019
Think Tank Report
Energy Futures Initiative
This report provides a set of recommendations and detailed implementation plans for a 10-year, $10.7 billion research, development, and demonstration initiative in the United States to bring new pathways for technological CDR to commercial readiness.

S. 6599 – Climate Leadership and Community Protect Act

2019
Enacted Legislation
State of New York
This bill enacts the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) that sets a statewide target of net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and allows for the use of offset projects to meet the last 15 percent of emission reductions.

Alberta’s approach to the transfer of liability for carbon capture and storage projects

2019
Scholarly Work
Nigel Bankes
This paper reviews the different liability issues associated with CCS projects as well as the case for transferring liability post-closure to the government of Alberta Canada.

Lessons and Perceptions: Adopting a Commercial Approach to CCS Liability

2019
Think Tank Report
Ian Havercroft
This Global CCS Institute report seeks to make the case for a more commercially-minded view of CCS liability, and demonstrates proposed solutions and examples available in addressing liability for those seeking to invest in or operate CCS projects.

Comparative International Law: The Scope and Management of Public Participation Rights Related to CCS Activities

2019
Scholarly Work
Raíssa Moreira Lima Mendes Musarra, Hirdan K. de Medeiros Costa
This paper surveys the public participation rights found in the regulatory standards of CCS in Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States and compares the standards to the Brazilian regulatory configuration.

The Government’s Multi-Faceted Role in Resolving the Main Legal Issues regarding Carbon Capture and Sequestration

2019
Scholarly Work
MoonSook Park
This article addresses four CCS legal issues that are of common importance to governments and should be covered in any future regulatory systems: permitting, environmental impact assessments, liability, and property rights.

The importance of designing a comprehensive Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) & Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for carbon capture and storage in Japan

2019
Scholarly Work
Kenichiro Yanagi, Akihiro Nakamura, Eiji Komatsu
This paper examines whether the key roles and elements of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) in response to long-term management are being covered in the current CCS law in Japan.

Toward a Regional Approach to Climate Change Mitigation Policies: The Roles of and Barriers to Policy and Legal Framework to Expand Potential Opportunities for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) in the Asian Pacific Region

2019
Scholarly Work
Akihiro Nakamura, Kenichiro Yanagi, Eiji Komatsu
This study analyzes relevant policy for, and legal barriers to, developing the future opportunities for CCUS technologies in the Asia Pacific Region (APR), especially in the ASEAN countries.

Policy Priorities to Incentivize Large Scale Deployment of CCS

2019
Think Tank Report
Alex Zapantis, Alex Townsend, Dominic Rassool
This Global CCS Institute report identifies the current policy gaps that are holding back investment in CCS, and seeks to address these gaps by describing a framework to support the transition from current to future rates of deployment of CCS.

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