The Legal Framework for Carbon Capture and Storage in Alberta
This article examines the property, regulatory, and liability issues associated with CCS in an Alberta context.
Permitting issues for CO2 capture, transport and geological storage: A review of Europe, USA, Canada and Australia
The paper reviews the environmental, health and safety permitting/regulatory issues presented by CO2 capture and storage (CCS) operations across the full project cycle in the EU, North America and Australia.
Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Analysis
This paper explores the existing energy, policy, regulatory and legal climates that will necessitate different approaches for CCS deployment in the United States and European Union.
Carbon Capture and Storage – A Legal Perspective
This paper provides an examination of a number of key carbon capture and storage (CCS) legal mechanisms and regulatory options at the EU and international level and submits proposals for their change to resolve some issues of legal ambiguity.
HB 2419 – Kansas CCS Tax Incentive
Kansas’ HB 2419 provides for income tax reductions and abatement of property taxes applicable to the power plant and the sequestration site for a generation project that sequesters CO2.
Liability and Financial Responsibility Frameworks for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
This WRI issue brief examines liability and financial responsibility frameworks potentially applicable to CCS projects by considering existing analogs and options for mitigating the near-and long-term risks of CCS technologies.
An International Regulatory Framework for Risk Governance of Carbon Capture and Storage
This essay seeks outlines some of the key components of an international risk governance framework necessary for the widespread diffusion of CCS.
Part 2: Analysis of Property Rights Issues Related to Underground Space Used for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
This paper discusses how various states address subsurface property rights and liabilities of using underground pore space for CO2 storage and analyzes case law relating to natural gas storage as a compatible analog to these legal issues.
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 20, § 2904
Carbon dioxide that is sequestered is not included in the CO2 emissions compliance obligation for power plants.
20 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 3855/1-80
Authorizes Illinois Power Agency to “develop, finance, construct, or operate” clean coal power plants and carbon sequestration facilities using Agency bonds.