Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Mitigation: The Legal Framework

Author: Romany M. Webb; Michael B. Gerrard
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781802208849
Published In: April 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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.

Introduction 1

Romany M. Webb

PART I. OCEAN CDR PRIMER

The role of ocean CDR in mitigating climate change 12

Michael B. Gerrard

Ocean CDR approaches 20

Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati

PART II. THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR OCEAN CDR

Jurisdiction over the oceans 41

Romany M. Webb

International laws governing ocean CDR 47

Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard