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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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Legal and Commercial Models for Pore-Space Access and Use for Geologic CO2 Sequestration

2010
Scholarly Work
R. Lee Gresham, Owen L. Anderson
This article considers the legal and commercial models for securing the rights to use geologic pore space in an effort to sequester billions of metric tons of CO2 deep underground to mitigate climate change.

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, § 95486

2010
Regulation
State of California
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard incorporates credits for carbon capture and storage implemented in the fuel refinement process in determining a fuel’s carbon intensity.

20 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. § 3501/825-65

2010
Enacted Legislation
State of Illinois
Authorizes state bonds to fund construction of clean coal plants using CCS.

Iowa Code Ann. § 476.53

2010
Enacted Legislation
State of Iowa
Includes the addition of a carbon capture facility as a 'significant alteration' whose costs can be recovered from ratepayers.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.201 et seq.

2010
Regulation
State of Texas
Regulates the geologic sequestration of anthropogenic CO2 in reservoirs with permit criteria and operational standards.

Wyo. R. & Regs. 055.0001.3 § 43

2010
Regulation
State of Wyoming
Implements procedures for the application and pooling of pore space to organize and operate a carbon dioxide geologic sequestration site.

Geologic carbon sequestration in Wyoming: Prospects and progress

2010
Scholarly Work
Carol D. Frost
This paper outlines the regulatory structure for CCS in Wyoming and introduces a study undertaken by University of Wyoming researchers to characterize Paleozoic deep saline aquifers in southwestern Wyoming for long-term geologic carbon storage.

Assessing a Liability Regime for Carbon Capture and Storage

2009
Scholarly Work
Elizabeth J. Wilson, Alexandra B. Klass, Sara Bergan
This paper examines potential CCS liability within a U.S. context and surveys the existing environmental and tort law liability regimes that may affect CCS.

Carbon Capture and Storage Law for New Zealand: A Comparative Study

2009
Scholarly Work
Barry Barton
This paper analyzes the issues involved in creating a CCS legal regime for New Zealand, including rights to real property, title or permits, relationship with oil and gas operations, regulation, liability, and relationships with other legislation.

Paving The Legal Path For Carbon Sequestration From Coal

2009
Scholarly Work
Victor B. Flatt
This article focuses on the need to address carbon capture and sequestration jurisdiction (what is CCS and how it should be permitted), liability (who is responsible for any harm), and property rights (who owns the various pieces of a CCS system).

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