Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Mitigation

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Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Mitigation

The Legal Framework

9781802208849 Edward Elgar Publishing
Edited by Romany M. Webb, Associate Research Scholar and Deputy Director, Korey Silverman-Roati, Associate Research Scholar and Climate Law Fellow and Michael B. Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Faculty Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, US
Publication Date: 2023 ISBN: 978 1 80220 884 9 Extent: 344 pp
Examining the existing legal framework for ocean carbon dioxide removal, this forward-thinking book explores whether, when, where, and how future research and deployment can take place in the field. It provides a detailed exploration of how the ocean could be used to remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, describing five commonly discussed ocean CDR techniques—rock-based ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), electrochemical OAE, ocean fertilization, artificial upwelling and downwelling, and seaweed cultivation—and exploring the legal issues that different techniques could raise.

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Examining the existing legal framework for ocean carbon dioxide removal (CDR), this forward-thinking book highlights potential legal challenges and opportunities associated with using the ocean to remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It describes five commonly discussed ocean CDR techniques, including rock-based ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), electrochemical OAE, ocean fertilization, artificial upwelling and downwelling, and seaweed cultivation, and explores the legal issues that different techniques could raise.

This timely book explores the laws governing ocean CDR research and deployment at the international level and domestically in seven countries across Asia, Europe, and North America. The analysis highlights the complexities and uncertainties associated with applying existing international and domestic law to ocean CDR, providing lawyers and policymakers with invaluable insights into areas where legal reforms are needed to facilitate in-ocean research and deployment.

This book is essential reading for lawyers, policymakers, and others interested in advancing innovative climate change solutions. It will also appeal to academic and private sector scientists who are conducting research into ocean CDR.
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Contributors: Catherine Banet, Kevin P. Berk, Michael B. Gerrard, Medes Malaihollo, Panos Merkouris, Frans Nelissen, Alexander Proelss, Catherine Redgwell, Sara Seck, Korey Silverman-Roati, Robert C. Steenkamp, David L. VanderZwaag, Romany M. Webb, Lei Zhang, Keyuan Zou
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Contents:

1 Introduction 1
Romany M. Webb

PART I OCEAN CDR PRIMER
2 The role of ocean CDR in mitigating climate change 12
Michael B. Gerrard
3 Ocean CDR approaches 20
Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati

PART II THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL
FRAMEWORK FOR OCEAN CDR
4 Jurisdiction over the oceans 41
Romany M. Webb
5 International laws governing ocean CDR 47
Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard

PART III DOMESTIC LAWS GOVERNING OCEAN CDR
6 Canada 86
David L. VanderZwaag, Kevin P. Berk, and Sara L. Seck
7 China 131
Keyuan Zou and Lei Zhang
8 Germany 164
Alexander Proelss and Robert C. Steenkamp
9 The Netherlands 196
Panos Merkouris, Frans Nelissen, and Medes Malaihollo
10 Norway 227
Catherine Banet
11 United Kingdom 255
Catherine Redgwell
12 United States 278
Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard
13 Conclusion 310
Korey Silverman-Roati and Romany M. Webb

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