Transnational Carbon Governance — Legal Pluralism and Cross-Border CCS Regulation in the North Sea (PluriCarb)
PluriCarb examines how legal pluralism and regulatory fragmentation affect the legitimacy and effectiveness of transboundary carbon capture and storage (CCS) governance in the EU/EEA, with a focus on the North Sea.
As the EU intensifies its reliance on CCS to meet net-zero targets by 2050, fragmented legal frameworks threaten coherence, investment certainty, and climate ambition. Through comparative socio-legal analysis, PluriCarb maps definitional conflicts, jurisdictional overlaps, and institutional responses to legal uncertainty across three flagship projects: Greensand (Denmark), Northern Lights (Norway), and Porthos (Netherlands).
Grounded in legal pluralism, multi-level governance, and regulatory theory, PluriCarb aims to develop a novel framework for assessing how actors navigate overlapping mandates across EU climate instruments. The project combines doctrinal legal analysis, interviews, and document analysis to generate actionable insights for EU/EEA and EFTA regulators and civil society.
Resarchers
| Name | Title | |
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| Maraire, Wesley | Postdoc Marie Curie |
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| Martinez Romera, Beatriz | Head of Centre, Associate Professor |
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Funding
PluriCarb is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF-01-01).
Project number: 101281742
Project period: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028
Contact
Marie Curie Fellow
Supervisor Associate Professor