<P> Held in 1992, the results from this climate convention are the most widely agreed upon for addressing the problem of climate change and the use of sinks of greenhouse gases . Ocean storage of CO has been pointed out a viable option of mitigating the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere . However, the convention also states that there should be precautionary measures taken to mitigate any detriments to the environment . Therefore, with this convention, ocean storage may prove to be a way to store carbon dioxide efficiently, especially in places where it is cost effective such as Norway . </P> <P> Taken place in 1972 with more than 70 members, the result of the London Convention is that it prohibits all ocean dumping without the direct approval of a national authority . In 1991, an addendum also prohibited the dumping of all radioactive and industrial waste, making it unclear and debated to today whether or not carbon dioxide falls under industrial waste . The London Convention also applies to sea - faring vessels such as ships, planes, and offshore drilling platforms . If these types of vessels want to dump carbon dioxide into the ocean, they must get permission from their respective national authority . </P> <P> The 1996 Protocol to the London Convention went even further by prohibiting carbon dioxide storage that comes from sea - based storage . In 1997, the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine environmental Protection stated that until there was 2 / 3 majority vote, any dumping of carbon dioxide from ships was in direct violation of the London Convention . </P> <P> Also occurring in 1992, this convention was set up to protect the North East Atlantic Ocean . The convention was more certain in its results from the meeting . The first is that it prohibited carbon dioxide from going to a storage site through a petroleum platform and also prohibited transport by ship . It did however, allow transport of carbon dioxide through a pipeline from land to a site that did not require the use of a platform used for gas exploration . </P>

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