Book contents
- The Law of the Sea and Climate Change
- The Law of the Sea and Climate Change
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- International Instruments
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Role of the Oceans in Regulating the Earth’s Climate
- 2 Climate Change and the Anthropocene
- 3 Mitigation and Adaptation
- 4 Protecting the Marine Environment from Climate Change
- 5 Ocean Acidification
- 6 Regulating Greenhouse Gases from Ships
- 7 Carbon Capture and Storage and the Law of the Sea
- 8 Ocean Fertilization
- 9 Offshore Renewable Energy and the Law of the Sea
- 10 Marine Protected Areas and Climate Change
- 11 Integrating Climate Change in International Fisheries Law
- 12 Adaptation of Aquaculture to Climate Change
- 13 Law of the Sea Responses to Sea-Level Rise and Threatened Maritime Entitlements
- 14 Integrating Climate Change in the Governance of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 15 The Law of the Sea and Its Institutions
- 16 The Law of the Sea as Part of the Climate-Change Regime Complex
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Carbon Capture and Storage and the Law of the Sea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2021
- The Law of the Sea and Climate Change
- The Law of the Sea and Climate Change
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- International Instruments
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 The Role of the Oceans in Regulating the Earth’s Climate
- 2 Climate Change and the Anthropocene
- 3 Mitigation and Adaptation
- 4 Protecting the Marine Environment from Climate Change
- 5 Ocean Acidification
- 6 Regulating Greenhouse Gases from Ships
- 7 Carbon Capture and Storage and the Law of the Sea
- 8 Ocean Fertilization
- 9 Offshore Renewable Energy and the Law of the Sea
- 10 Marine Protected Areas and Climate Change
- 11 Integrating Climate Change in International Fisheries Law
- 12 Adaptation of Aquaculture to Climate Change
- 13 Law of the Sea Responses to Sea-Level Rise and Threatened Maritime Entitlements
- 14 Integrating Climate Change in the Governance of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 15 The Law of the Sea and Its Institutions
- 16 The Law of the Sea as Part of the Climate-Change Regime Complex
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a recognized technology for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in particular, carbon dioxide (CO2). CCS involves the capture of CO2 at large final emitters, the compression and transportation of the CO2 to a storage destination and its injection under pressure through an oilfield-type well into the pore space of suitable geological formations, where it will remain forever. The main storage targets are depleted oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers; the latter are much more significant in terms of volume.
This chapter examines the relationship between CCS and the law of the sea and considers the extent to which the law of the sea facilitates or poses an obstacle to the adoption of CCS activities in marine areas.
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- The Law of the Sea and Climate ChangeSolutions and Constraints, pp. 160 - 183Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020