At the international level, major regulations that affect CCSCarbon dioxide CaptureThe separation of carbon dioxide from other gases before it is emitted to the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) and Storage are international conventions dealing with or possibly applying to transnational transport of CO2Carbon dioxide. Two such agreements are the Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London ProtocolProtocol to the London ConventionInternational convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter, which was adopted at London, Mexico City, Moscow and Washington on 29 December 1972, adopted in London on 2 November 1996 but which had not entered into force at the time of writing), and the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPARConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992 Convention; http://www.osparConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992.org). The London ProtocolProtocol to the London ConventionInternational convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter, which was adopted at London, Mexico City, Moscow and Washington on 29 December 1972, adopted in London on 2 November 1996 but which had not entered into force at the time of writing establishes a scheme to prevent and control the pollution of the international marine environment, whereas the OSPARConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992 convention identifies threats to the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic and has programmes and measures to ensure effective national action to combat them. Ratification of the amendments by a required seven parties will now enable the 2007 revisions to enter into force. These revisions will specifically allow for CCSCarbon dioxide CaptureThe separation of carbon dioxide from other gases before it is emitted to the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) and Storage under the convention, including allowing the storage(CO2Carbon dioxide) A process for retaining captured CO2Carbon dioxide, so that it does not reach the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) of CO2Carbon dioxide in geological formations under the seabedBoundary between the free water and the top of the seabottom sediment. Amendments to the OSPARConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992 Convention, agreed in 2007, have been ratified and entered into force for those Contracting Parties to the OSPARConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992 Convention that have ratified (Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, European Union, Luxembourg and Denmark) on 23 July 2011. On 28 October 2011 the amendments also entered into force for The Netherlands and additional Contracting Parties to the OSPARConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992 Convention will continue the process of ratification, acceptance or approval through their official national channel. In 2012, the process of ratification of these amendments by Sweden was still on-going.
The OSPARConvention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which was adopted at Paris on 22 September 1992 Commission is giving further consideration how to progress with the development of monitoringMeasurement and surveillance activities necessary for ensuring safe and reliable operation of a CGS project (storage integrity), and for estimating emission reductions and assessment capacities for climate change and ocean acidification at the regional scale, including tools to assess the rate of change.
Steps towards the full ratification of an amendment to Article 6 of the London ProtocolProtocol to the London ConventionInternational convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter, which was adopted at London, Mexico City, Moscow and Washington on 29 December 1972, adopted in London on 2 November 1996 but which had not entered into force at the time of writing, which would allow for the export of CO2Carbon dioxide streams in certain circumstances, remain more tentative. Twenty-seven of the current 40 Contracting Parties to the Protocol are required to ratify the amendment for it to enter into force. To date, only Norway has completed the ratification process. The failure to ratify these amendments means that trans-boundary transportation of CO2Carbon dioxide for the purpose of geological storage(CO2Carbon dioxide) A process for retaining captured CO2Carbon dioxide, so that it does not reach the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) still remains prohibited under the Protocol. For a small number of countries and project proponents, whose anticipated projects include transnational elements, this will continue to be viewed as a major uncertainty and barrier to further development (GCCSI, 2011a2011 - GCCSI(Global CCS Institute)The global status of CCS: 2011see more).