Climate Change (generally)
The Role of Marine CO2 Removal in Combating Climate Change
Author
Meghan Gavin, Wil Burns, Douglas Edwards, and Romany Webb
Author Bios (long)

Meghan Gavin (moderator) is a Partner with Cascadia Law Group. Wil Burns is Founding Co-Director of the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University and Associate Director of the Environmental Policy and Culture Program at Northwestern University. Douglas Edwards is General Counsel and Head of Operations at Vesta and Adjunct Faculty at Colorado Law. Romany Webb is a Research Scholar at Columbia Law School, Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and Adjunct Associate

Date
February 2025
Volume
55
Issue
1
Page
10005
Type
Dialogue
Summary

Combating climate change requires not only rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but also removal of significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. CO2 removal (CDR) comes in many different forms, but climate scientists and policymakers are focusing on the potentially important role of large-scale use of emerging ocean-based techniques, often referred to as marine CDR (mCDR). In the United States, mCDR in domestic waters is governed by a patchwork of laws and regulations. There are also major uncertainties concerning regulation of mCDR in the open ocean, where international treaty regimes have struggled to develop coherent rules. On September 30, 2024, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts that explored the issues, challenges, and opportunities for large-scale mCDR deployment. Here, we present a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.

H.J. Res. 30
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/30
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Dunn
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
4
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H394

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020."

S. Res. 36
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/36
Committee Name
Committee on Foreign Relations
Sponsor Name
Markey
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mass.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
4
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. S371

would express the sense of the Senate that the United States, states, cities, tribal nations, businesses, institutions of higher education, and other institutions in the United States should work toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements
E.O. 14162
01/20/2025
90 Fed. Reg. 8455 (Jan. 30, 2025)

Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-30/html/2025-02010.htm
H.J. Res. 26
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/26
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Fulcher
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Idaho
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H299

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3."

H.R. 382
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/382
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Casten
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ill.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
2
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H148

would require the Administrator of EPA to collect, calculate, and publish information regarding emissions of carbon dioxide and methane outside the boundaries of the United States that are associated with exports of fossil fuels.

H.R. 257
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/257
Committee Name
Committee on Financial Services
Sponsor Name
Bice
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Okla.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H88

would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the SEC from requiring an issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors.

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