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Public–private sharing of carbon sequestration risk

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As carbon capture and sequestration enter the mainstream, governments and developers grapple with the long-term liability for sequestered carbon. A multi-tiered framework with public–private sharing of risk can help promote the safe and timely deployment of this vital decarbonization technology.

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Fig. 1: Representative life cycle of a geological carbon sequestration project in the United States.
Fig. 2: Deconstructing multi-tiered nuclear power plant liability under the Price–Anderson Act.

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Mormann, F. Public–private sharing of carbon sequestration risk. Nat Sustain (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01337-3

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