Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Research under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Wil Burns IN: University of Maine Law Review 75(1) (2023), 38-70
This article seeks to establish the contours for regulation of ocean-based CDR under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It discusses the potential risks and benefits of the most prominently discussed ocean CDR options and suggests how UNCLOS’s provisions on marine scientific research might be applied to ensure effective global governance of such research.