New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research

  • Written by: Kerryn Brent, Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible researchGizemG, Shutterstock

The Australian Labor government has introduced a bill to regulate “marine geoengineering” – methods to combat climate change by intervening in the ocean environment.

The bill would prohibit listed marine geoengineering activities without a permit.

Scientists are already experimenting with ways to store more...

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