Options for Low-Carbon Development in Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council

Brookings Institution / by Charles Ebinger, Nathan Hultman, Kevin Massy, Govinda Avasarala and Dylan Rebois http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2011/06_low_carbon_ebinger/ESI_GCC_low_carbon_final.pdf The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are experiencing some of the world’s fastest economic and energy-consumption growth. In this Energy Security Initiative paper, the authors explore policies for developing alternative energy, carbon capture and sequestration, and energy efficiency in … Continue reading »

Proposed Liability Framework for Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

Harvard Univ., Kennedy School, Belfer School / by Wendy B. Jacobs http://bit.ly/lUDJhp This paper proposes a framework for a liability regime for geological sites for sequestration of carbon dioxide. It incorporates issues that were discussed at the the June 21, 2010 Expert Workshop Addressing CCS Liability, Oversight, and Trust Fund Issues. Harvard Law School’s Emmett … Continue reading »

Summary Report of Expert Workshop Addressing CCS Liability, Oversight, and Trust Fund Issues

Expert Workshop Addressing CCS Liability, Oversight, and Trust Fund Issues Convened on June 21, 2010 in Washington, D.C. by Harvard Law School’s Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic, with support from the Energy Technology Innovation Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard University Center for the Environment http://bit.ly/jG84Jg This paper summarizes the … Continue reading »