Silverman-Roati et al. (2025): Liability Considerations for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Projects in U.S. Waters
Korey Silverman-Roati, Martin Lockman, Romany M. Webb IN: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climate_change/244
Previous studies have analyzed the potential international and domestic legal framework applicable to marine CDR research and subsequent deployment (if that is ultimately deemed appropriate). However, relatively little research has analyzed the potential for this legal framework to impose liability on marine CDR project proponents (e.g., for environmental harms resulting from their activities). This report begins to fill that gap with regard to projects in U.S. ocean waters by analyzing potential liability for marine CDR project proponents under U.S. federal statute, and federal and state tort law.