Framing the long-term in situ liability issue for geologic carbon storage in the United States

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 647-657

  De Figueiredo, M A ^a   Reiner, D M ^b   Herzog, H J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Geologic; Law; Liability; Regulation; Risk; Storage

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GEOLOGY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIABILITY; STORAGE;

EID: 28644440234     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-005-6158-2     Document Type: Article

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