Brownsort, Peter

2016-09-14T15:44:06Z

2016-09-14T15:44:06Z

2015-06-11

Following the Scottish referendum in 2014, the Smith Commission Agreement1 proposed devolution of further powers to the Scottish Government including some affecting the authorisation of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage under the seabed offshore Scotland. The Secretary of State for Scotland presented a Command Paper2 to Parliament in January 2015 setting out proposals and draft legislation to take the Smith Commission Agreement forward, with the intention that this could be quickly enacted in the new parliamentary session following the 2015 general election. The present document summarises how the proposed legislation will affect authorisation of CO2 storage offshore Scotland.

Following the Scottish referendum in 2014, the Smith Commission Agreement1 proposed devolution of further powers to the Scottish Government including some affecting the authorisation of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage under the seabed offshore Scotland. The Secretary of State for Scotland presented a Command Paper2 to Parliament in January 2015 setting out proposals and draft legislation to take the Smith Commission Agreement forward, with the intention that this could be quickly enacted in the new parliamentary session following the 2015 general election. The present document summarises how the proposed legislation will affect authorisation of CO2 storage offshore Scotland.

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/16479

https://doi.org/10.7488/WP-SCCS-2015-01

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Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS)

WP SCCS 2015-01

CCS

CO2-EOR

Carbon Capture and Storage

Scotland

devolution

Authorisation of carbon dioxide storage offshore Scotland - anticipated effects of further devolution

Working Paper