Last-minute amendments to the Federal Government's legislation for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in offshore waters will provide crucial encouragement for CCS projects, according to a leading climate change lawyer. Aliens Arthur Robinson (Aliens) partner Anna Collyer said that Senate amendments to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, which was passed in November, would encourage CCS projects by providing certainty on the critical issue of long-term liability. "The Federal Government has departed from its long-held position of remaining silent on long-term liability, leaving this to be determined according to common law principles," Ms Collyer said.
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机译：一位著名的气候变化律师称，联邦政府对近海碳捕集与封存（CCS）立法的最新修正案将为CCS项目提供至关重要的鼓励。 Aliens Arthur Robinson（Aliens）的合伙人Anna Collyer说，参议院于2008年11月通过的《 2008年海上石油修正案（温室气体储存）法》修正案将通过就长期责任这一关键问题提供确定性，从而鼓励CCS项目。科莱尔女士说：“联邦政府已经摆脱了长期保持沉默的立场，对长期责任保持沉默，这要根据普通法原则来确定。”
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