Law on carbon dioxide geological storage and environmental responsibility
Category: Legislative
Document Type: Law
Role: Main
Law on CO2 Geological Storage and Environmental Responsibility, 2012
The law on carbon dioxide geological storage and environmental responsibility of 2012 establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the environmentally safe geological storage and permanent confinement of carbon dioxide (CO2). The primary objective of this legislation is to ensure that CO2 geological storage activities prevent, as much as possible, any harmful effects on the local environment and human health. The scope of the law covers the selection of appropriate storage sites and the storage operations themselves. Site selection is determined through exploration activities, which are subject to governmental authorisation. This authorisation process involves the Ministries of the Environment and of the Interior. Furthermore, the actual storage operations require specific storage licenses, which must also be granted by the government. The law outlines key obligations related to obtaining necessary authorisations for exploration and licenses for storage from the relevant governmental bodies. Affected sectors are implicitly those involved in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), including potentially energy and industrial sectors responsible for CO2 emissions and the companies undertaking the storage activities. The provided text does not specify any particular deadlines for compliance or specific compliance dates beyond the requirement to obtain authorisations and licenses before conducting exploration or storage activities. The geography is not explicitly mentioned in the provided text, but the reference to specific ministries implies a national jurisdiction.
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Tags: Carbon Capture And Storage, Regulation, Permit, Compliance, Governance, Mitigation, Climate Change, Policy, Environmental Impact Assessment
Sector: Health;Transport