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Negative-Emission Technologies and Patent Rights after COVID-19

2020
Scholarly Work
Joshua D. Sarnoff
This article proposes various measures that can be adopted by national governments and private funders to minimize any forthcoming worldwide conflicts that will arise over balancing innovation incentives for, and affordable access to, patented NETs.

S.2284 – Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill places a price of $15 per metric ton on carbon dioxide that increases by $15 each year, with direct rebates provided for CCUS and direct air capture (DAC) and 5% of the revenue going to energy innovation projects in technology such as DAC.

S.1679 – SEA FUEL Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out a program of research, development, testing, evaluation, study, and demonstration of technologies related to blue carbon capture and direct air capture.

S.1201 – EFFECT Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill directs the Department of Energy to replace its existing fossil energy research and development technology programs with new programs that research and develop fossil fuel technology for carbon capture, utilization, storage, or removal.

Governance of Marine Geoengineering

2019
Think Tank Report
Kerryn Brent, Wil Burns, Jeffrey McGee
This report surveys the different types of marine geoengineering proposals that have appeared in the scientific literature and the few that have been the subject of field testing and analyzes the various rules of applicable international law.

Carbon Dioxide Removal After Paris

2019
Scholarly Work
Albert Lin
This article explores key issues of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) governance, such as promoting the generation of information, mainstreaming CDR into public and policy discussions, and furthering CDR development while avoiding lock-in of technology.