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An Update on the Evolving Legal Landscape for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Key Outcomes of the October 2023 Meeting of the Parties to the London Convention and Protocol

Law Columbia

Given this, over the last century, a large body of international law has been developed to govern ocean-based activities. But none of the relevant international agreements were designed with ocean CDR in mind. In fact, when the agreements were first adopted, the possibility of ocean CDR was not even being discussed.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).