Carbon Sequestration and Pore Space Ownership in Texas
This article reviews Texas state regulations and case law to define and clarify property rights to subsurface pore space, with a view towards carbon sequestration.
Legal and Commercial Models for Pore-Space Access and Use for Geologic CO2 Sequestration
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
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
Authorizes state bonds to fund construction of clean coal plants using CCS.
Iowa Code Ann. § 476.53
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.
Regulates the geologic sequestration of anthropogenic CO2 in reservoirs with permit criteria and operational standards.
34 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.326
Provides tax exemptions for carbon capture and storage equipment and pipelines, if the CO2 is sequestered in Texas.
Wyo. R. & Regs. 055.0001.3 § 43
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
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.
Geoengineering, the Law of the Sea, and Climate Change
This paper summarizes proposals for climate related geoengineering projects that involve or affect the ocean and reviews the applicable legally binding global instruments that seek to regulate these activities.