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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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Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-19

2013
Enacted Legislation
State of Mississippi
Applies a significantly reduced sales tax rate to carbon dioxide sold to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects or permanent geological sequestration.

N.D. Admin. Code 43-05-01-01 et seq.

2013
Regulation
State of North Dakota
Provides permitting procedures and requirements for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, including environmental mandates, financial responsibility, recordkeeping and reporting.

The Public Pore Space: Enabling Carbon Capture and Sequestration by Reconceptualizing Subsurface Property Rights

2012
Scholarly Work
James Robert Zadick
Recognizing the complications inherent to private control over an essentially public action, this Note aims to demonstrate that pore space ownership should be vested in the public.

On Carbon Capture, Carbon Storage and Related International Legal Issues

2012
Scholarly Work
WU Yi-min
This article proposes that the legal issues concerning carbon capture and storage should be put in the post-Kyoto agreements regarding climate change.

Legal Liability for Carbon Capture and Storage in Australia: Where Should the Losses Fall?

2012
Scholarly Work
Nicola Swayne, Angela Phillips
This article presents a critical analysis of the current and proposed CCS legal frameworks across a number of jurisdictions in Australia in order to examine the legal treatment of the risks of carbon leakage from CCS operations.

Too little, too soon? An assessment of Australian carbon capture and storage legislation against the new standards set for the Clean Development Mechanism

2012
Scholarly Work
Amelia Thorpe
This article reviews the legal frameworks for CCS in Australia in the context of the 2011 agreement that was reached on the rules for inclusion of carbon capture and storage as part of the Clean Development Mechanism.

The Legal and Regulatory Issues Associated with Carbon Capture and Storage in Arctic States

2012
Scholarly Work
Nigel Bankes
This article offers a survey of the legal and regulatory issues associated with carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the eight Arctic states.

The Changing Legislation and Regulation of Carbon Capture and Storage: Impacts on Purpose, Policy, and Projects

2012
Scholarly Work
Michael G. Massicotte, Alan L. Ross, Chidinma B. Thompson
This article considers the impact of the Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 legislation and potential inter-jurisdictional conflicts, and briefly compares the CCS legislation of other jurisdictions with Alberta’s legislation.

Technical and Regulatory Matters on Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity

2012
Scientific Report
Secretariat of 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.

Regulatory Framework for Climate-Related Geoengineering Relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity

2012
Scientific Report
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
This study describes the current regulatory and legal framework that may apply to climate-related geoengineering, and identifies the gaps in science based global, transparent and effective control and regulatory mechanisms.

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