What are the international regulations concerning CCS?
The establishment of international and national regulations and incentives are very important to accelerate the development of the CCS technology; and therefore global leaders as well as national politicians will play an important role in the further progress. Dedicated legal frameworks enable CCS activities either through licensing regimes or by providing regulatory support for the financing of demonstration projects. In recent years, the international community has amended legal Instruments to advance the development of CCS. The first country to establish regulations that allow the injection of CO2 was Australia. The EU followed with the European Union 2009 CCS Directive, which is also a regulatory framework for the safe geological storage of CO2. Additional regulations are currently being pursued in the United States, Canada, Norway and Japan. Two international regulations concern the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic; the OSPAR Convention and the Londo
