International Maritime Organization Assessment Framework
An Assessment Framework for Scientific Research Involving Ocean Fertilization developed by the Scientific Groups to the London Convention and London Protocol.
Governance of Marine Geoengineering
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.
Fuel to the Fire: How Geoengineering Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Accelerate the Climate Crisis
This report investigates the early, ongoing, and often surprising role of the fossil fuel industry in developing, patenting, and promoting key geoengineering technologies.
Policy Brief: Governing Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal
This policy brief addresses the readiness of various carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques and the governance challenges in their deployment.
Evidence Brief: Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification
This briefing summarizes the latest evidence around Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) including applicable governance frameworks and other socio-political considerations.
Policy Brief: Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
This policy brief identifies the governance challenges around marine carbon dioxide removal.
H.R.5435 – American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019
This bill requires the National Academies of Sciences to conduct a study into how U.S. government can meet the net emission reduction targets in the bill by increasing CCUS on public lands and nature-based solutions on ocean and coastal public lands.
Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization: An Argument Against Commercialization but for Continued Research Amidst Lingering Uncertainty
This paper argues against attempting to commercialize ocean iron fertilization under any emerging market framework.
Indigeneity in Geoengineering Discourses: Some Considerations
This paper focuses on the role of indigenous peoples in the geoengineering discourse and frames the challenges with identifying indigenous consent to geoengineering activities.
Technological Carbon Removal: Recent Economic and Political Trends in the United States
This report assesses the current state of affairs surrounding technological CDR in the United States and provides concrete policy recommendations for action at the Federal level.