Underground space, the legal governance of a critical resource in circular economy

Hámor-Vidó, Mária; Hámor, Tamás; Czirok, Lili

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102171

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“…The Amsterdam Treaty (1997) implemented a coherent community policy on the environment by adopting the concept of sustainable development: "this policy shall contribute to a pursuit of the objective of prudent and rational utilization of natural resources." The earliest pieces on the environment were on dangerous chemical substances (Appendix A [1]), waste management (Appendix A [4]), and water (Appendix A [6]). In the 20th century the minerals extractive industry was excluded from the scope of environmental directives Hamor [2]; Hamor et al [3]).…”

Section: Hydrocarbons In the Acquismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the 20th century the minerals extractive industry was excluded from the scope of environmental directives Hamor [2]; Hamor et al [3]). The upstream of the hydrocarbons sector, i.e., exploration and extraction, was out of scope (e.g., Waste Framework Directive, Appendix A [4]) but the downstream such as distillation, refining, processing, storage were covered by the Seveso I Directive (Appendix A [7]), and others on minimum stocks of crude oil (Appendix A [2]), on workers safety and health issues (Appendix A [9]), trade, procurement. Since 1972 MS had to report their hydrocarbon production, transport, storage or distribution projects above a certain threshold (Appendix A [3]).…”

Section: Hydrocarbons In the Acquismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A complete list of EU legislation on the hydrocarbons sector is provided in the Annex. During the last 20 years, the scope of the environmental acquis covered most environmental compartments, with the exception of soil and subsoil, and major emitting sectors and waste streams (Hámor [2]; Hámor-Vidó et al [4]).…”

Section: Hydrocarbons In the Acquismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Oil and gas are fossil fuels, non-renewable resources that account for 60-65% of the total final energy consumption and 20-25% of the domestic energy production in the EU (IAE, [1]). MS have sovereignty over fossil fuels and minerals on their territories because most segments of this sector, especially the proprietary decisions on the extraction, are out of the scope of the EU primary legislation, i.e., the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) (Hámor [2], Hámor et al [3] Hámor-Vidó et al [4]). In 1994, a progressive piece of EU secondary legislation was published on the rules of hydrocarbons exploration and production (Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons) (hereinafter: "Hydrocarbons Directive" or "Directive") in order to ensure open and fair competition.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hydrocarbons' importance is still significant in the EU. Domestic reserves are limited but due to the decarbonization efforts, its criticality is diminishing (Hamor-Vido et al [4]).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Legal Governance of Oil and Gas in Europe: An Indicator Analysis of the Implementation of the Hydrocarbons Directive

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Hydrocarbons are traditional subjects to European Union (EU) law (“acquis communitaire”). A short historical review reveals that quasi all aspects of upstream and downstream segments are covered by the legislation. The results of applied information extraction and elaborated quantitative analysis indicate that the intensity of legislation making correlates with global drivers such as oil price booms, and technology developments such as extraction of unconventional hydrocarbons by hydraulic fracturing. A quarter of a century after the Hydrocarbons Directive was published and transposed by Member States (MS), data allow us to make a semi-quantitative assessment on the implementation, the major drivers of governments’ publication activity, and the impact on the oil and gas production. Another specific relevance of this study is on non-energy minerals management of the EU, whether the introduction of similar competitive bidding rules would induce a greater interest of investors, and the enhanced competition could bring more benefits to the states by the rejuvenation of the critical minerals extractive sector. The preliminary findings show that in some MS there is a positive correlation between the concession call publication activity and hydrocarbons production. To confirm these conclusions the analysis of an extended dataset including exploration data, investments, and social impacts is needed in order to screen the effect of global market trends, the exhaustion of domestic geological reserves, and the different policy environments.

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Section: Hydrocarbons In the Acquismentioning

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Section: Hydrocarbons In the Acquismentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of urban underground space in coastal cities in China: A review

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The development of urban underground space is a critical way to alleviate the lack of urban resources, and improve environmental conditions as well as residents' quality of life, which has important practical significance. As the most densely populated and economically developed areas, coastal cities face many challenges in underground space development owing to their unique environmental geological conditions. This study examined the current situation of underground space development, academic research, technology application, evaluation methods, planning, and legislation in coastal cities in China. On this basis, it analyzed the future development trends, and presented reasonable suggestions for the critical scientific and technical problems faced by the development of underground space in coastal cities. The key suggestions are as follows: it is necessary to define and clarify the critical geological issues, distributions, and hazards that affect underground space development and major engineering construction in coastal cities; the land‐sea integrated detection technology for sea crossing bridges and submarine tunnels needs to be studied; in evaluating the suitability of underground space in coastal cities, the land and sea area evaluation factors should be integrated; and the evaluation system of land‐sea integration needs to be established.

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Underground space, the legal governance of a critical resource in circular economy

Cited by 23 publications

References 33 publications

The Legal Governance of Oil and Gas in Europe: An Indicator Analysis of the Implementation of the Hydrocarbons Directive

The Legal Governance of Oil and Gas in Europe: An Indicator Analysis of the Implementation of the Hydrocarbons Directive

Development of urban underground space in coastal cities in China: A review

Thermodynamic investigation of a single flash geothermal power plant powered by carbon dioxide transcritical recovery cycle

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