[Preprint] Steenkamp & Webb: Legal Considerations relevant to the Research of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement

Robert Craig Steenkamp, Romany M. Webb IN: State Planet Discuss, preprint, https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-2023-8

The authors examine the legal considerations relevant to ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) and provides some best practice guidance for responsible (field) research of OAE. Recent developments in international law are discussed in order to inform what may legally be required of researchers when planning and designing OAE research projects. To this end, the article acknowledges unavoidable differences in domestic legal systems but highlights the role of international law, especially as can be found in the London Convention and Protocol, in developing appropriate minimum rules and standards.

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