The Kerguelen Plateau: Interactions between the Law of the Sea and the Antarctic Treaty

Upscaling DAC Hubs with Wind Energy and CO2 Mineral Storage: Considerations for Large-Scale Carbon Removal from the Atmosphere

“…However, part of the Kerguelen Plateau's southern continental shelf may also fall within Australia's revised Extended Continental Shelf, with certain claims falling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Antarctic Treaty. 46 While questions of regulatory authority fall outside the scope of this paper, the location highlights the need to consider potential governance questions around Kergue-len�and at other potential remote ocean locations�namely, "who" (which groups, publics, regulators) will be party to decision-making for global climate solutions and how agreements will be perceived and accepted by the public, whether occurring on the high seas or involving multinational interests.…”

“…Developing a DAC-wind hub in Kerguelen as a solution to address global climate goals requires consideration of a wide range of issues and challenges, including technological costs and risks, environmental impacts to the environment and habitats, and appropriate access agreements and international regulations. 46 The geographic context of the Kerguelen case offers insights and allows us to explore how the public might perceive the concept of a DACCS site of this scale in a pristine, remote location.…”

The Evolving Geopolitics of Polar Regions

“…It stops any conflicts over existing territorial claims and rights in the region by the original claimant states and disallows new claims from being made and existing claims from being enlarged (Haward 2017). The Antarctic Treaty permits claimant states to continue asserting their territorial claims under article 4 while allowing signatories to the treaty to maintain their positions regarding the status of these claims (Titterton and Haward 2022).…”