CCS at Sea — The Publication

Background

CCS at Sea 2026 brought together legal scholars, regulators, and practitioners working on the regulation and governance of carbon capture, transport, and storage. The conference was organised under the auspices of the research project Sustainable Carbon Capture, Transportation and Storage: Liability and Governance in Light of International and EU Law, based at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, in collaboration with the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.

As a continuation of the discussions held in Lund, the organisers are preparing a publication that draws together legal and governance perspectives on offshore CCS. The publication is anticipated during 2027. Contributions are welcomed from conference participants as well as from researchers and practitioners who did not attend but whose work bears on its themes.

Theme & scope

The publication is structured around the legal and governance dimensions of the offshore CCS value chain. Topics that fall within scope include, among others:

• Public international law frameworks (UNCLOS, the London Protocol & Convention, OSPAR)
• The EU CCS Directive and its surrounding regulatory environment (ETS, the Net-Zero Industry Act, the CRCF)
• Cross-border CO₂ transport — pipelines, shipping, and the contractual frameworks that govern them
• Liability allocation, financial security, and long-term stewardship
• Permitting, consenting, and marine spatial planning
• Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) obligations
• Project finance, investment protection, and risk allocation
• Stakeholder participation, public access, and procedural rights
• Comparative perspectives — Nordic, North Sea, and other relevant jurisdictions

Perspectives & methods

Contributions may take a range of methodological approaches. Doctrinal, comparative, and public-international-law analyses are equally welcome, as are chapters drawing on law and economics, regulatory theory, socio-legal scholarship, or practitioner-oriented work (for example on CCS contracting, joint operating agreements, or insurance).

Both materially-focused chapters and chapters approaching a question from an internal perspective (e.g. fundamental rights, environmental principles) or external perspective (e.g. law and economics, legal philosophy, sociology of law) are within scope.

Indicative timeline

Format, host, and exact deadlines are still being settled. The publication is anticipated to appear during 2027. A full call with confirmed dates will be circulated in due course.

Editorial team

The editorial team is drawn from the conference organising committee at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, and the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. Editors will be confirmed alongside the publication format.

Expressions of interest

The sign-up form previously available on this page is no longer monitored. Those wishing to be kept informed of the publication, or to express interest in contributing a chapter, may write through the contact form on the personal website of Anıl Öztürk.

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