Legal aspects of storing CO2 update and recommendations

CO2 emissions from energy production and consumption are a major contributor to climate change.  Thus, stabilising CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere by reducing these emissions is an increasingly urgent international necessity.  Carbon capture and storage (CCS) represents one of the most promisin...

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Autor principal: Kerr, Thomas M. (-)
Autor Corporativo: International Energy Agency (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : IEA c2007.
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  • Acknowledgements; Foreword; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Key messages; Introduction; 1. Background information; 2. National legal and regulatory frameworks; The goals of regulation; Jurisdictional issues; Access, ownership and property rights; Support for CCS: Government incentives, including interactions with emissionstrading schemes; Ensuring public participation; 3. International marine environment protection instruments; Background; The London Convention framework; The OSPAR Convention; Other regional treaties; Current status of CO2 storage under the London Convention and OSPAR frameworks
  • 4. Recommendations for future workAnnex 1: Characteristics of power plants with CO 2 capture; Annex 2: Major commercial and R&D CO2 storage projects; Annex 3: Intellectual property rights: background information; Annex 4: Public awareness: background and case studies; Annex 5: Marine environment protection: overviewof relevant international treaties and conventions; Annex 6: Selection of relevant provisions under UNCLOS; Annex 7: Selection of relevant provisions under the London Convention; Annex 8: Selection of relevant provisions under the London Protocol
  • Annex 9: Selection of relevant provisions under OSPARAnnex 10: Selection of relevant provisions under the UNFCCC; Annex 11: Selection of relevant provisions under the Kyoto Protocol; Annex 12: Glossary and acronyms; Annex 13: Authors and contributors; References; Related websites