In February 2021, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law published a white paper on the legal framework for the Solid Carbon project, which aims to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the sub-seabed off the coast of Canada. That paper identified international and domestic Canadian law which could affect the implementation of such a project. Five years later, we now revisit that paper to provide updates on the project approach and technologies, and the relevant legal frameworks.
Read the report, The Legal Framework for Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage in Canada: 2026 Update in Columbia Law School's Scholarship Archive.