Schlagwort: regulation

Peer-reviewed Publications

Boettcher & Brent (2024): The potential of the BBNJ clearing house mechanism to enhance knowledge pluralism in marine carbon dioxide removal assessment

Miranda, Boettcher, Kerryn Brent IN: Frontiers in Climate, 6, doi: 10.3389/fclim.2024.1497476

The open ocean, which already absorbs a substantial portion of anthropogenic carbon dioxide, is increasingly seen as a promising site for various types of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). All of these approaches are in the preliminary stages of development, and many questions remain with regard to their assessment and governance. This paper discusses the potential role of the newly established Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) in assessing and governing mCDR.

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Ginzky & Oschlies (2024): Effective control mechanisms of research on climate engineering techniques for the public good—The London Protocol regulatory approach as a role model

Harald Ginzky, Andreas Oschlies IN: Frontiers in Climate, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1474993

As most of Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification techniques are still in their infancy, the critical question arises whether and how in situ research and development should be controlled and governed by competent governmental authorities. In this context, public funding may serve as a pivotal factor alongside appropriate regulatory approaches and may itself also be regulated by legal mechanisms. We here argue that the London Protocol, that includes regulation of research into marine geoengineering, is a promising role model also for regulating other climate engineering approaches, including -if ever appropriate- solar radiation modification techniques.

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Vivian & Del Savio (2024): The London Convention and Protocol: Adapting to Address the Ocean-Climate Crisis

Chris Vivian, Linda Del Savio IN: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10178

Ocean interventions, such as ocean fertilisation and carbon capture and sequestration in sub-sea geological formations have gained popularity in order to accelerate the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. The interaction of such technologies with the ocean environment can potentially cause unintended effects beyond sequestration and storage of atmospheric carbon, hence clear regulations, adapting to emerging technologies and based on public international law, are indispensable and to be based on scientific evidence and research.

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Science-Policy Documents

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021): Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021): Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25762.

„While efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts are the first line of defense, researchers are exploring other options to reduce warming. Solar geoengineering strategies are designed to cool Earth either by adding small reflective particles to the upper atmosphere, by increasing reflective cloud cover in the lower atmosphere, or by thinning high-altitude clouds that can absorb heat. While such strategies have the potential to reduce global temperatures, they could also introduce an array of unknown or negative consequences.“

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Science-Policy Documents

Biniek, Krista; et al. (2020): Driving CO2 emissions to zero (and beyond) with carbon capture, use, and storage

Biniek,[nbsp]Krysta; Henderson, Kimberly; Rogers, Matt; Santoni, Gregory (2020): Driving CO2[nbsp]emissions to zero (and beyond) with carbon capture, use, and storage. McKinsey Quarterly.
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„Any pathway to mitigate climate change requires the rapid reduction of CO2[nbsp]emissions and negative-emissions technologies to cut atmospheric concentrations. Technology and regulation will be the key.“
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Science-Policy Documents

EPA: EPA Proposes Updates to Air Regulations for Oil and Gas to Remove Redundant Requirements and Reduce Burden

„The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates to the prior administration’s national standards for the oil and natural gas industry. The proposal would remove regulatory duplication and save the industry millions of dollars in compliance costs each year – while maintaining health and environmental regulations on oil and gas sources that the agency considers appropriate.“

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Media

Project Syndicate: A Geoengineering Trojan Horse

„For fossil-fuel companies, the promise of geoengineering is the ideal excuse to continue with business as usual. Rather than allow the industry to continue to act in its own interest, the world must establish a strong, democratic regulatory mechanism, which includes the option to ban certain technologies outright.“

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