H.R.5859 – Trillion Trees Act
This bill would commit the United States to the global One Trillion Trees Initiative and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to set domestic wood growth targets for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon.
Green Papers of Model Laws (Tree Planting Incentive Bill)
This publication includes a model UK law to provide for infrastructure scale investment in tree planting as a way to capture and store carbon in order to transition the UK to net zero emissions and mitigate climate change.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals from Forest Land, Woodlands, and Urban Trees in the United States, 1990-2018
This report provides an overview of the status and trends of GHG emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands in the grassland category, HWPs, and urban trees in settlements in the United States from 1990 to 2018.
Antacids for the Sea? Artificial Ocean Alkalinization and Climate Change
This article identifies artificial ocean alkalinization governance models and the applicable international law around artificial ocean alkalinization activities.
S.3939 – Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon and sets targets for the protection and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems.
Technical, policy and stakeholder analysis of direct air capture
This thesis paper seeks to answer where Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology fits into current policy and how can DAC companies can best position themselves to maximize the potential of their technology.
The relevance of sustainable soil management within the European Green Deal
This paper addresses the importance of soils within the European Green Deal and identifies the significance of soils in Biodiversity Strategy, Farm to Fork and Climate Law.
Legal framework of private afforestation: The case of Turkey
This study identifies the legal and administrative regulation dimensions of the land use policy on private afforestation in Turkey and compares them with other successful international afforestation policies.
Political Perspectives on Geoengineering: Navigating Problem Definition and Institutional Fit
This study identifies that common elements of geoengineering problem definitions conflict with the institutional setting of policy makers, and provides examples of how policy makers act as agents in creating institutional fit.
Powering the Future: An Inclusive National Clean Energy Standard with Negative Emissions Technologies
This Note proposes a robust National Clean Energy Standard that can incorporate Negative Emission Technologies (NETs), while identifying the potential legal barriers to an NCES that includes NETs.