Topic
Carbon Capture and Storage
220 published works
E2 Law Blog
EPA Grants Colorado Class VI Primacy for Carbon Storage Wells
By Nicole León, Eric Waeckerlin, Courtney M. Shephard, Lauren Hammond, Monica Diddell
EPA grants Colorado Class VI primacy, giving the state primary permitting and enforcement authority for carbon storage wells beginning Nov. 12, 2026.
European Law Blog
Carbon Certificates under a European Legal Framework: Ready for Lift-off?
Regulation 2024/3012 establishing a Union certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products (hereafter: CRCF Regulation or Regulation) creates a European quality framework for carbon certificates.…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
Nine States, One Problem: Mineral Dominance Threatens Carbon Storage
Our earlier post examined a hypothetical scenario in which a Texas carbon capture and storage (CCS) developer acquires only surface rights (plus a mineral owner’s surface waiver) over a depleted…
Climate Law Blog
New National Academies of Sciences’ Report on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Highlights the Need for Governance Reforms
By Romany Webb
The new Limiting Overshoot report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) paints a grim picture. Global warming is likely to exceed 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels within the next…
Climate Law Blog
Capturing the Future of Climate Change Mitigation: IEAGHG CCS Summer School 2026
By Rebecca Lowy
Last month, I attended the International Carbon Capture and Storage Summer School, hosted by the International Energy Agency’s Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) and INNO-CCUS just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark.…
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Colorado’s Class VI Primacy and the Colorado–Wyoming MOU: Streamlined and Coordinated Permitting May Benefit Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
By Phil Sandick, Michael Cox, Ghislaine Bruner
The Rocky Mountain West is quietly becoming the most organized regulatory environment in the country for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. Two developments this spring deserve close attention: 1)…
E2 Law Blog
E2 Law Podcast Episode 25 | U.S. Hydrogen Industry: Federal Policy Shifts, Tax Credits, and the Road Ahead
By William Garner, Thomas R. Brill
The latest episode of the Energy Horizons series on Greenberg Traurig's E2 Energy Law podcast is now live. Host Bill Garner, Global Co-Chair of GT's Energy and Natural Resources Practice,…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
Mineral Rights and 45Q Recapture: An Overlooked Legal Risk in Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
The rapid growth of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across the United States has been fueled in large part by the enhanced tax credits available under Section 45Q of…
Climate Law Blog
The Legal Framework for Direct Ocean Carbon Capture and Storage
Interest in marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) has risen in the last decade as the deadlines to meet global climate temperature goals draw closer. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
Texas Takes the Wheel: The Railroad Commission’s Class VI Well Primacy and What It Means for Carbon Capture in the Lone Star State
By Sarah Milocco, Madeline Thomas
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is rapidly emerging as one of the most consequential areas of energy law and environmental regulation. At its heart sits a technical but critically important…