Convention on Biological Diversity COP 11 Decision XI/20
Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its Eleventh Meeting on climate-related geoengineering.
Can Governments Ensure Adherence to the Polluter Pays Principle in the Long-Term CCS Liability Context
This article analyzes possible regulatory frameworks to address long-term CCS liabilities from the perspective of the Polluter Pays Principle (“PPP”).
Financial Mechanisms for Long-term CO2 Storage Liabilities
This report reviews current laws and emerging CCS specific regulations, in different regions of the world and under different legal frameworks, to investigate and assess the various potential financial mechanisms for supporting CO2 liability.
Managing the Risks of Carbon Sequestration: Liability Concerns and Alternatives
This chapter examines the risks and liabilities associated with CCS and builds on legacy legal arrangements for liability management from industry experience in the subsurface storage of petroleum and natural gas.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A Regulatory Gap Assessment
This report identifies a need for a comprehensive CCS regulatory regime based around a cooperative federalism approach that directly addresses liability concerns and that generally does not upset traditional lines of federal-state authority.
A Study on Domestic Policy Framework for Application of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage(CCS)
This paper examines the current status and policy development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Korea and proposes establishing a legal framework based on the Korean 'Marine Environmental Management Act.'
EOR/CCS 360-Degree Legal Review
This report provides a high-level regulatory overview of the legal issues of importance for a combined Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Denmark.
Carbon Capture and Storage Regulatory Review for Trinidad and Tobago
This Global CCS Institute review considers how a CCS project, through its entire chain from concept and design to decommissioning, could fit into the current legal and regulatory framework of Trinidad and Tobago in 2012.
The development of carbon dioxide capture legislation in the UK
This paper summarizes the development and implementation of UK government policy with respect to the EU CCS Directive, with particular regard given to the implications on the consenting of new CCGT power plants and coal-fired power plants.
Pouring Out Our Soils: Facing the Challenge of Poorly Defined Property Rights in Subsurface Pore Space for Carbon Capture and Storage
This article seeks to provide insight into how U.S. states might approach the task of defining and clarifying property rights to subsurface pore space, particularly rights to the types of structures that are relevant to CCS.