South Korea to start consignment trading of GHG emission
On June 26, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea signed an agreement with the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center of Korea (GIR), an agency operating under …
South Korea
On June 26, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea signed an agreement with the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center of Korea (GIR), an agency operating under …
Thailand
On August 8, 2024, in Thailand, the “Department of Industrial Works Notification on Guidelines for Collecting Samples of Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds at Factory Boundary Fences During Major Maintenance Work …
Vietnam
On August 13, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated “Prime Minister’s Decision 13/2024/QD-TTg on Updating the List of GHG Emitting Facilities that must Conduct Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories.” This decision …
China
On July 23, 2024, China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced a Special Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Electrolytic Aluminum Production Industry. The key plans …
*Taiwan
On July 30, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs published a draft amendment of the Energy Administration Act. The ministry is seeking comments on the draft for 60 days from …
Singapore
On August 6, 2024, in Singapore, the “Building Control (Amendment) Bill” (hereinafter referred to as “the bill”) to amend the “Building Control Act 1989” (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) …
Vietnam
On May 16, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 53/2024/ND-CP on the Detailed Regulations for Implementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Water Resources (hereinafter ”the …
China
On July 22, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft emergency management industry standard titled “Major Hazard Sources for Hazardous Chemicals Storage Perception Data Access Standardization”. The ministry …
Current state of air quality in the Philippines In the latest National Air Quality Status Report (NAQSR) of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on July 22, 2024, the “Implementing Guidelines (IGs) on the recertification of Energy Manager and Energy Auditor” was published in two general newspapers, and will take effect …
China
On June 29, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the voluntary national standard “Requirements for treatment and disposal of waste printed circuit board” (GB/T 44157-2024). The standard took …
Vietnam
On May 2, 2024, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh promulgated Directive No. 13/CT-TTg on Strengthening Carbon Credit Management to Implement the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The PM Directive clarifies …
China
On July 9, 2024, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (Beijing MEEB) issued a draft regulation named “Measures for carbon offset management in Beijing”. The Measures was stipulated in …
South Korea
On June 17, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an institution operating under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea, announced a proposed amendment to the Notice on …
China
On July 5, 2024, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, a branch of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, published a 2024 version of the general rules for solid …
*Taiwan
On July 1, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan issued the “Administrative measures for the transaction, auction and transfer of greenhouse gas reduction credits”. The Measures is issued based …
Vietnam
On May 10, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 50/2024/ND-CP Partially Amending Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP on Detailed Guidance on the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Decree …
China
On May 9, 2024, the China’s National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control issued an amendment sheet to the national occupational health standard “Occupational exposure limits for hazardous factors …
Vietnam
On July 3, 2024, the Vietnamese government promulgated Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP Governing Direct Power Trading between Renewable Energy Power Producers and High-Volume Power Users (hereinafter referred to as “the Decree”). …
China
On July 5, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a 2023 report on practices of leading companies in energy efficiency in key industries. The Ministry of Industry …
Indonesia
On July 4, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 9/2024 on Management of Trash Containing Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Waste was promulgated in Indonesia. The …
China
On June 19, 2024, the Department of Emergency Management of Zhejiang Province, China, published a 2024 edition of work safety compliance guidelines for hazardous chemical companies. The guidelines apply to …
China
On April 25, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a recommended national standard, “Green Manufacturing—Green Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing Enterprises—Implementation Guide” (GB/T 43902-2024). The standard will come …
Singapore
Singapore’s Sewerage and Drainage (Trade Effluent) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2024 (hereafter referred to as the Regulations) were promulgated on June 28, 2024 and came into effect on July 1. …
China
On April 25, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a voluntary national standard named “Green Manufacturing–Evaluation indicators” (GB/T 43914-2024). The standard will come into effect on August 1, …
China
On April 29, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration published a mandatory national standard called the Norm of Energy Consumption per Unit Production of Tyre and …
China
On May 20, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published experimental guidelines for improving the management of manufacturing supply chains. The guidelines call on manufacturers to develop environmentally …
Malaysia
On May 31, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health (Fee for Registration of Competent Person and Registered Training Provider) Regulations 2024 were promulgated in Malaysia. The regulations stipulate the registration …
China
On April 29, 2024, the Chinese government published a mandatory national standard called the Norm of Energy Consumption per Unit Production of Toluene Diisocyanate and Diphenyl Methane Diisocyanate. The standard …
Philippines
Department of Energy (DOE) Circular No. DC2024-05-0015 “Rules of Procedure in Administrative Cases for Violations under Republic Act No. 11285 (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act)” was promulgated in the Philippines …
China
On April 29, 2024, the Chinese government published a mandatory national standard called the Norm of Energy Consumption per Unit Production of Caustic Soda, PVC, Methane Chloride, which will come …
China
On April 29, 2024, the Chinese government published a mandatory national standard called the Safety Technical Specification for Ammonium Nitrate, which will come into effect Nov. 1, 2024. This standard …
Malaysia
On June 6, 2024, the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Act 2024 was promulgated in Malaysia. This Act shall come into force on a date to be specified in a separate notification …
Soil Pollution in Thailand Soil and groundwater are critical components of the environment, serving as essential resources for agricultural production, drinking water, and maintaining ecological balance. The protection of these …
South Korea
On April 21, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that from April 22 to June 21, 2024, it will inspect about 400 business establishments nationwide that …
Overview The circular economy focuses on the efficient and cyclical use of resources, guided by the principles of “reduction, reuse, and resource recovery” and characterized by “low consumption, low emissions, …
China
On May 13, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a draft program for the full implementation of the pollutant discharge permit scheme. The ministry sought comments on the …
Thailand
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand published “Notification of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand No. 029/2567 regarding general standard for wastewater discharge into the central wastewater treatment system in industrial …
Singapore
On May 27, 2024, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced that, because the country’s death and serious injury rate from occupational accidents in 2023 was the lowest ever recorded …
Philippines
Department of Energy (DOE) Circular No. DC2024-05-0011 “Rules on the Administration and Enforcements under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act” was promulgated on May 27, 2024 and came into effect …
South Korea
On April 29, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that the governing power over the registration and evaluation of chemicals and the approval of consumer chemical …
China
On April 26, 2024, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, published the second version of the list of spot check items to be shared in the …
China
On May 9,2024, the Chinese State Council announced the “2024 Legislative Work Plan”. According to the plan, the draft of the Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals will be …
Philippines
On May 22, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines released the “Guidelines for the MEP for Sectors”, a department circular that stipulates a framework for the introduction …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that on April 11, 2024, a partial amendment to the Presidential Decree on the Act on Liability for Environmental Damage and …
China
On March 25, 2024, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Beijing, China, published a local standard called the Guideline for Soil Contamination Risk Screening of Former Industrial Sites (DB11/T …
Malaysia
On May 20, 2024, the Malaysian Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) released a FAQ on the repeal of the Factories and Machinery Act 1967 from June 1, 2024. …
Thailand
On 5 June 2024, the Director General of the Excise Department of Thailand disclosed the current stage of proposing methodology of carbon taxing to the Ministry of Finance for consideration …
China
On April 25, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published an “Experimental Regulations on Safety Measures against Abnormalities in Chemical Production Operations” on its website. The regulations came into effect …
Indonesia
On February 4, 2024, Indonesian news agency reported that PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana, a subsidiary of tire manufacturer Michelin, was imposed with administrative sanction for alleged violation of environmental regulations …
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