"Think Pieces" on current legal issues on CCS

Think Pieces are commissioned by the CCLP from those with an expertise or particular perspective on legal developments of CCS. The pieces aim to provide an brief insight into discrete topics on CCS and the law with a view to provoking further discussion and research.

Additional Think Pieces will be added throughout the duration of the Programme. If you are interested in contributing a Think Piece to the site please contact CCLP.

Current Think Pieces:

	From EOR to E2R: Sequestering CO2 while reducing dependence on imported oil (May 2011) Philip M. Marston
	The new regime for CCS in Spain: an overview (April 2011) Angel-Manuel Moreno
	CO2 Emission Performance Standards: a submission to the UK Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change (October 2010) Richard Macrory
	Working Party Report on the arrangements needed to develop the Infrastructure for Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK (July 2010) Lord Oxburgh et al
	The Gorgon Project: legal and policy issues (March 2010) Andrew Beatty, Ilona Millar and Megan Flynn
	Legislating to quantify risk and increase the financial viability of CCS projects (March 2009) Calum Hughes
	Carbon Capture and Storage in the Clean Development Mechanism: overcoming the stalemate (September 2008) Pedro Martins Barata
	Site Exploration: Are We Developing a Sensible Regulatory Regime? (September 2008) Richard Macrory
	Current CCS regulation in Norway (April 2008) Nina K. Hallenstvedt

Conference materials

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Implementing the EU CO₂ Storage Directive: Challenges and Opportunities

On 7th November 2011 the CCLP, in association with Natural Resources Law Group, University of Oslo, hosted a conference on the implementation of the 2009 EU CO₂ Storage Directive and the role of public engagement on CCS at University College London (UCL), Faculty of Laws, London. This conference provided a platform for the CCLP to present the key findings from the EU Case Studies Project, launched in January 2011.

• Conference write-up
• Conference Programme

Session 1: The status of the transposition: Key messages from the case studies

• Presentation - L. Krämer, UCL / Derecho y Medio Ambiente
• Presentation - J. Jendrośka, Opole University
• Presentation - C. Armeni, UCL / CCLP
• Presentation - L. Krämer, UCL / Derecho y Medio Ambiente

Session 2: Public Engagement in CCS and the role of law: Developments in Practice in the European Union

• Presentation - E. Kruizinga, European CCS Demonstration Project Network
• Presentation - L. Barr, UK Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Presentation - A. Boehringer, German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundeamt)
• Presentation - F. Iaccarino, ENEL
• Presentation - J. Paxman, 2CO Energy

Session 3: Panel and open discussion - Public Engagement and legal process: The wider context

• Presentation - M. Roggenkamp, University of Groningen

Session 4: Panel and open discussion - Assessing the future: The strengths and weaknesses of the European Union as a CCS regulatory leader

Global Legal Symposium on Carbon Capture and Storage

On 15-16 March 2010, the Carbon Capture Legal Programme, in Association with New York University School of Law, Guarini Center on Environmental and Land Use Law and sponsored by the Global CCS Institute, hosted a Symposium in New York, bringing together many of the world's leading regulatory and policy experts on CCS to consider the scope and focus of the laws and regulations which will govern the various processes associated with CCS.

Global Legal Symposium on CCS Programme
Global Legal Symposium on CCS Abstracts

Session 1: Overview and context

• Recording: Session 1 - Overview and context (Large file - 53 MB)
• Presentation - Klaus Lackner, Columbia University
• Presentation - Norm Shilling, GE Energy

Session 2: Legal issues associated with capture technologies

• Recording: Session 2 - Legal issues associated with capture technologies
  (Large file - 61 MB)
• Presentation - Robert R Nordhaus, Van Ness Feldman
• Presentation - Henry Krupa, Lang Michener

Session 3: CO₂ transport for storage - Regulatory perspectives

• Recording: Session 3 - CO₂ transport for storage - Regulatory perspectives
  (Large file - 63 MB)
• Presentation - Alicia Smith, ERM
• Presentation - Lawrence Wolfe, Holland & Hart LLP
• Presentation - Rosalie Balkin, International Maritime Organization
• Session 3 - Martha Roggenkamp, University of Groningen

Session 4: The regulation of CO₂ storage

• Recording: Session 4 - The regulation of CO₂ storage (Large file - 86 MB)
• Presentation - Meredith Gibbs, Blake Dawson
• Presentation - Martina Doppelhammer, European Commission (DG Climate Action)
• Presentation - Sallie Greenberg, Illinois State Geological Survey
• Presentation - Chris Clarke, University College London
• Presentation - J Jared Snyder, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Session 5: Regulation of CCS finance and the role of market mechanisms

• Recording: Session 5 - Regulation of CCS finance and the role of market mechanisms (Large file - 116 MB)
• Presentation - Introduction to Day 2, Brendan Beck, IEA
• Presentation - Paul Zakkour, Carbon Counts
• Presentation - Les Lo Baugh, Fulbright & Jaworski
• Presentation - Catherine Banet, University of Oslo
• Presentation - Mark Brownstein, Environmental Defense Fund
• Presentation - Martina Doppelhammer, European Commission (DG Climate Action)

Session 6: Public participation in decision making - Legal and policy constraints

• Recording: Session 6 - Public participation in decision making - Legal and policy constraints (Large file - 53 MB)
• Presentation - Additional: M. Roggenkamp on the Barendrecht Project
• Presentation - Sarah Forbes, World Resources Institute
• Presentation - Tony Booer Schlumberger Carbon Services and Tim Dixon IEA GHG
• Presentation - Peta Ashworth, CSIRO

Session 7: Interactive session - Discussion of objectives and model and more detailed presentation of the IEA framework

• Presentation - Brendan Beck, IEA

Carbon Capture and Storage: Public Perception and Law

On 12th June 2009 the CCLP in association with King's Centre for Risk Management, King's College London, hosted an important international conference on CCS Public Perception & Law, at the Royal Academy of Engineering, London.

• Conference write-up
• Conference programme

Session 1: What lessons can be learned from other technologies, and case studies in moving forwards with CCS

• Presentation - A Troup, RPS Group
• Recording: Session 1 - What lessons can we learn from other technologies?
  (Large file - 56 MB)

Session 2: CCS Policy - Europe and beyond

• Recording: Session 2 - CCS Policy - Europe and beyond (Large file - 80MB)
• Presentation - T Dixon, IEAGHG
• Presentation - S Forbes, World Resources Institute
• Presentation - S Greenberg, Illinois State Geological Survey
• Presentation - B Hoskins, Imperial College London

Session 3: CCS and the role of risk communication

• Recording: Session 3 - CCS and the role of risk communication (Large file - 94 MB)
• Presentation - P Ashworth, CSIRO
• Presentation - W Bruine de Bruin, Carnegie Mellon University
• Presentation - B Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University

Session 4: The role of law

• Recording: Session 4 - The role of law (Large file - 82 MB)
• Presentation - B Beck, IEA
• Presentation - M Doppelhammer, European Commission, DG Environment
• Presentation - T Burke, Rio Tinto