Programme | CCS at Sea 2026

Day 1

Thursday, 7 May 2026

Opening Session Welcome and introduction

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Fika Coffee and refreshments

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Lena Østgaard and Ingvild Ombudstvedt IOM Law, Norway International Subject Matter Experts Impact European Legal Framework for CCS Through Technical Standardization
Henrik von Zweigbergk and Anna Månsson Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), Sweden Carbon Storage: Work Towards Simplification of Rules
Bára A. Alexandersdóttir Reykjavík University, Iceland Carbon Storage and Cross-Border Transport: Domestic Permitting Challenges in Iceland
Lina Lefstad and Felix Schulz LUCSUS, Lund University, Sweden Beyond Market Logic: The Coordinator State and the Governance of CCS Deployment in Europe
Josep Lluís Díez i Besora Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain Adaptability Challenges of Ports for the Viability of Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
Daopu Somoni University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom Emerging Regulatory Strategies Across the North Atlantic for CCS Technology Deployment: Critical Lessons for Emerging Economies

Lunch

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Romano Alessandro Bove University of Siena, Italy From Operator to State: Rethinking Civil Liability in Carbon Capture and Storage
Albina Ladynenko Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain Challenges for the Insurance Market in the Logistics Chain of Projects for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage
Patrick Seroogy The George Washington University, United States Balancing Climate Goals and Environmental Risks Through Strict Application of the Precautionary Principle to Carbon Sequestration in the Baltic Sea
Vonintsoa Rafaly WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Sweden Due Diligence in Carbon Storage: An Appraisal of Time in the Law of the Sea
Rosa Manzo University of Bergen, Norway Climate Litigation, Due Diligence Obligations, and Public Interest Concerns in CCS Projects under the Paris Agreement
Akrita Kaur and Rukhsaar Dhaliwal Panjab University, India Carbon Without a Category: Liquefied CO₂, Maritime Liability, and the Limits of Existing Pollution Regimes

Fika Coffee and refreshments

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6 presentations Room TBD hh:mm – hh:mm

Simone Mamini City St George's, University of London, United Kingdom Governing CO₂ in Shipping: Strengthening the IMO-UNCLOS Framework in Light of the ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law
Levent Bilgili Bursa Technical University, Turkey Transboundary CO₂ Shipping and CCS: Legal and Environmental Challenges in a Well-to-Wake Context
Michael J. T. McElhinney University of Bergen, Norway Regulation of Cross-Border Carbon Transport and Storage: Legal Issues in Enabling Multi-State CCS Projects in the North Sea Carbon Basin
Morgane Querel Independent Researcher, France The Importance of the Entry into Force of the HNS Convention to Regulate Liability in the Seaborne Transboundary Transportation of CO₂ and Ensure Environmental Protection
Ashima Pury and Prapti Chaturvedi Delhi Metropolitan Education, India Recalibrating Maritime Liability for Ship-Borne CCS: From Conventional Pollution Paradigms to Climate Mitigation Infrastructure
Rekhil Sukesan Global Feeder Shipping LLC, United Arab Emirates Transboundary Maritime Transport of CO₂: Regulatory Vacuum and Legal Fragmentation

Day 2

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Clément Lasselin Lund University, Sweden Marine CCS and Basaltic Rocks: Inaccessibility and Promises
Tony Cabus Kiel University, Germany The Legal Governance of In Situ CO₂ Mineralization Beyond National Jurisdiction
Jørgen Nyberget and Alva Nåmdal Kjensli IOM Law, Norway Lessons from Norway's First-Mover CCS Projects: Regulatory Insights
Abdulrashid Abdullahi Gombe State University, Nigeria Governing Offshore Carbon Sequestration for Developing Coastal States: Legal and Environmental Implications for Nigeria
Cuong Viet Do Vietnam National University, Vietnam Offshore Carbon Storage and Jurisdictional Ambiguities under UNCLOS: A Southeast Asian Perspective
Mohammad Nizam Ashraf Khan and Bhavana Dhoundiyal IILM University, India The Void Below: Bridging the Regulatory Gaps in Sub-Seabed Carbon Storage Beyond National Jurisdiction

Fika Coffee and refreshments

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Amanda Wee NUS Centre for International Law, Singapore Implications of Justice on the Evolving Law Governing Carbon Sequestration at Sea
Howard Mwesigwa University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom A Shield or a Double-Edged Sword? An Environmental and Social Justice Appraisal of Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage
Mohamed Sobhy Zagazig University, Egypt Transboundary Liability and Environmental Justice in Offshore Carbon Storage: A Comparative Analysis under UNCLOS and the London Protocol
Ayat-Allah Bouramdane International University of Rabat, Morocco Carbon Capture and Storage in the Nordic Context: Balancing Climate Ambitions, Environmental Justice, and Socio-Ecological Impacts
Sumanta Bhattacharya and Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev Asian International University, India Governing Carbon Capture and Storage at Sea under UNCLOS and EU Law: Harmonizing Transboundary CO₂ Transport, Sub-Seabed Sequestration, Liability Regimes, and Climate Regulatory Objectives

Lunch

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Closing Session Concluding remarks and discussion

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Fika Farewell coffee

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