With CCS, as with any technological development, it is important to ensure the adequacy of legal frameworks, either through existing laws or novel regulation.
Richard Macrory
Catherine Redgwell
Ian Havercroft
Chris Clarke
Chiara Armeni
The Carbon Capture Legal Programme (CCLP), set up in June 2007, aims to provide a dedicated, up-to-date, open access and independent resource for the analysis of legal aspects of CCS. The Programme covers legal and policy developments in various jurisdictions, with a view to promoting informed discussion and analysis by decision-makers in government, industry and the wider community.
The main output of the CCLP is this website, which is designed to provide a dedicated and easily accessible source of up-to-date legal and policy material, as well as succinct analysis of the legal developments and issues arising from changes in the law and policy concerning CCS. This open-access resource, is mainly directed towards CCS experts, including lawyers, policy makers and government officials; however all legal content and analysis is provided in a simple 'plain-english' format designed to benefit the wider community of environmental and energy policy professionals.
More information about the CCLP's activities can be found in our Annual Reviews:
This website provides five main information tools for those working in the CCS.
The Legal Resources pages of the website provide links to key pieces of legislation, together with summaries and analysis of key regulatory responses. It is divided into eight sections:
The News page of the website provides the latest legislation and policy developments globally, with links to larger stories and important associated websites. It is updated weekly.
The Bibliography provides a fully searchable database of legal and policy-based literature on CCS. A useful summary is provided for every article and report included in the database.
The CCLP commissions a range of Think Pieces from leading experts, which constitute the main CCLP Publications. These provide critical analyses on discrete issues concerning CCS with a view to promoting thought and discussion.
The IEA page details the collaborative work undertaken between the CCLP with the International Energy Agency.
The two boxes What's New and CCLP Activity keep the reader informed about the latest updates to the CCLP website and the most recent developments of our programme activity.
People
The Programme is under the overall direction and co-direction of Professor Richard Macrory QC and Professor Catherine Redgwell, respectively. Chiara Armeni is a Research Associate. Chris Clarke, an independent consultant on liability issues, and Ian Havercroft are both Visiting Fellows to the CCLP.
The Programme is based at the Centre for Law and the Environment, University College London. The Centre was established in 2001 to provide a focal point for the Law Faculty's expanding research and teaching interests in environmental law, and is now recognised as one of the premiere centres of expertise, with the capacity to encompass international, European Union, and national aspects of environmental law and policy.
In addition to the Centre's in-house expertise, we work closely with the University of Oslo's Research Group in Natural Resources Law chaired by Professor Hans Christian Bugge.
Current collaborations and linkages
The CCLP also works with others organisations that have similar interests and expertise. We currently have ongoing collaborations and linkages with the following organisations:
International Energy Agency.
The CCLP is a founding member of the International CCS Regulators' Network which, under the auspices of the International Energy Agency, aims to provide a neutral and objective forum for policy-makers and practitioners in the CCS community.
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