Marine Geo-Engineering: Legally Binding Regulation under the London Protocol

The amendments have two substantial parts. First, they regulate ocean fertilization activities by allowing only legitimate scientific research and prohibiting all other activities in this field. Second, they allow for the regulation of additional emerging marine geo-engineering activities which have the potential to impact adversely on the marine environment.Since the amendments utilize interesting conceptual approaches, including innovations in international law, they could provide a precedent for the regulation of other climate engineering technologies.