Southeast Asia
Almost two years ago, it was reported that Thailand had been developing a new mechanism to control air pollution: the Clean Air Act. This is an integration of five draft …
India
On July 11, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India promulgated and enforced the “Environment (Protection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2025”. The amendment rules include an …
Thailand
On May 22, 2025, the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) under Thailand’s Ministry of Industry promulgated the Notification of the Department of Industrial Works: B.E. 2568 (2025) Guidelines for Visual …
China
On May 14, 2025, China’s central government released a new policy, aimed at improving the market-based allocation of environmental resources. The guideline, titled the “Framework for the Market-Based Allocation …
Malaysia
The Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) announced proposed amendments to the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014 on May 26, 2025, and is seeking comments for a two-month period. Under …
China
On April 10, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published “Official Guidelines on more Effective Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Construction of Facilities Involving New Pollutants” in key …
Vietnam
On December 30, 2024, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued Circular 45/2024/TT-BTNMT, establishing QCVN 19:2024/BTNMT on the National Technical Standard for Industrial Emission. This new standard replaces the …
India
On March 26, 2025, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued the “Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2025,” which will enter into force a year from the …
China
On February 26, 2025, the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province issued the “Zero-Carbon (Near-Zero) Factory Development and Construction Plan (2025-2027)”. This plan aims to achieve carbon …
China
On Jan. 27, 2025, the government of Beijing, China announced 2025 action plans for air, water and soil pollution control, climate change response, and ecological protection. The official notice refers …
China
On Jan. 22, 2025, China’s Zhejiang province issued a mandatory provincial standard for air pollutant emissions from boilers (DB 33/1415-2025). It sets out requirements for the control and monitoring of …
China
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai, China issued detailed regulations, including an independent table, on the environmental credit evaluation of pollution-discharging entities in …
Vietnam
On January 5, 2025, the Government of Vietnam promulgated “Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP Amending and Supplementing Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Environmental Protection”, which came …
Philippines
In the Philippines, four draft administrative orders related to air pollution were released in 2024 to solicit public comments. The four draft administrative orders respectively set out (1) environmental standards …
Vietnam
On November 21, 2024, Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) promulgated Decree No. 153/2024/ND-CP Stipulating Environmental Protection Fees for Exhaust Emissions (hereafter “the Decree”). The Decree establishes provisions …
China
On November 5, 2024, the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment published a mandatory local standard “Air Pollutant Emission Standard for Rubber Product Industry” (DB 12/1353-2024). The standard will …
China
On Nov. 6, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a draft national ecology and environment standard for the evaluation of the implementation of national standards for pollution discharge, …
China
On Nov. 3, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced a Program for Full Implementation of Pollution Discharge Permits. These permits cover not only pollution discharge but also industrial …
India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published three rules on the manner of holding inquiry regarding emissions and effluent in November 2024, all of which came …
China
On Sept. 24, 2024, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai, China published a mandatory local standard called the Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Paint, Ink and …
China
On Aug. 5, 2024, the government of Shanghai, China published a local standard called the Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Printing Industry (DB 31/872-2024). It is a revision of …
Thailand
On August 8, 2024, the Ministry of Industry (MOI) of Thailand promulgated MOI Notification on the 2nd version of the Regulations Requiring Factories to Install Special Tools or Equipment for …
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 …
Philippines
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 …
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
In March 2024, the Ministry of Industry of Thailand released the Ministerial Draft Notification on Data Reporting on Types and Amounts of Pollutants from Factory Operations (hereinafter referred to as …
China
On March 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published “opinions” on carrying out an action plan to promote green, low-carbon, high-quality boilers. The opinions are based on the …
China
On April 1, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment promulgated the revised version of the Measures on Pollutant Discharge Permits. The revised Measures will come into effect on July …
China
On Feb. 29, 2024, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai, China, issued mandatory local standard called the Discharge Standards of Pollutants for Semiconductor Industry (DB 31/ 374-2024). …
China
China identifies weather with Air Quality Index (AQI) greater than 200 as heavy pollution weather and above. At the routine press conference of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of …
South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced that a proposed partial amendment to the Presidential Decree on the Clean Air Conservation Act, mainly aimed at tightening control on uncertified exhaust gas …
China
On December 7, 2023, the China’s State Council published the “Action plan for continuous improvement of air quality”. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and neighboring areas, Yangtze River Delta, and Fenwei Plain …
Malaysia
The Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) reported on December 2, 2023, that fines amounting to 420,000 ringgit were imposed for the illegal dumping of chemical waste in 2019. P Tech …
China
On Nov. 17, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, published 2023 versions of calculation methods for the reduction of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from …
South Korea
On October 26, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued two public notices proposing new amendments to the Enforcement Order and the Enforcement Rules of the Clean …
The month of November indicate beginning of winter in Thailand. This is the time of the year that marks an onset of air pollution season. Thailand has been facing a …
Indonesia
In August 2023, the Indonesian Ministry of Industry (MOI) promulgated the Minister of Industry’s Circular No. 2/2023 on Reporting on Exhaust Gas Emission Control in the Industrial Sector in the …
Thailand
Thai Ministry of Natural Reources and Environment announced two notifications (1) Notification of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment prescribing standards for controlling air emissions from power plants, B.E. …
Indonesia
In August 2023, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia promulgated Ministerial Circular SK.929/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/8/2023, which stipulates air pollution control measures in the metropolitan area. The Circular orders to implement …
Vietnam
On August 11, 2023, the Vietnamese government released a draft of Decree on Environmental Protection Fee for Exhaust Gas (hereinafter “the Draft”) and began soliciting comments from the public. The …
*Taiwan
On August 3, 2023, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration Agency announced the amendment to the regulation “The first batch of hazardous air pollutants and emission limits for the stationary pollution …
China
On June 7, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a mandatory industry standard called the Technical Specification for Quality Inspection of Pollutant Discharge Permit (HJ …
China
On May 26, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a mandatory industry standard called the Technical Specification for Two-dimensional Code Identification of Pollutant Discharge Outlet …
Pakistan
Punjab province of Pakistan will tighten air pollution regulations.
Vietnam
On June 7, 2023, the Vietnam Office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
India
On June 26, 2023, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the draft of “Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules, 2023”. The draft aims to establish and implement …
Thailand
The Pollution Control Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, published the “Notification of the Pollution Control Department, Re: Thailand Air Quality Index B.E.2566 (2023)” dated on 16 …
Bangladesh
On March 5, 2023, Environmental Conservation Rules 2023 has been enacted by the Bangladesh’s Department of Environment, under Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. The Rules are effective immediately by repealing …
China
On February 9, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a national ecology and environment standard called “Stationary Source Emission—Specifications for Continuous Monitoring of Nonmethane Hydrocarbons” (HJ 1286-2023), which …
South Korea
On April 18, 2023, the government of South Korea announced the promulgation of the revised Act on Liability for Environmental Damage and Relief thereof (hereinafter “the Act”).
India
On May 16, 2023, India has promulgated the Environmental (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2022, to further tighten the emission standards for particulate matter (PM) released from industrial boilers, which was set …
China
On March 30, 2023, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Beijing, China, published a municipal standard, “Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment—Integrated Circuit Manufacturing” (DB11/T 2080-2023), which will come …
China
On Feb. 15, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a program for 2023–2025 to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions …
Thailand is facing a significant air pollution problem, particularly in urban areas such as Bangkok. The primary sources of air pollution are vehicle emissions, construction activities, industrial processes, and burning …
Vietnam
On March 13, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) promulgated the Circular No. 01/2023/TT-BTNMT (hereinafter “the Circular”), establishing new National Technical Regulations (QCVN) on different environmental …
China
On March 16, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website the “Technical Guidelines for Discharge Outlet Measurement Site Setting of Stationary Pollution Sources.” The ministry is …
China
On Jan. 28, 2023, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Municipal Development & Reform Commission, and six other government departments of Shanghai, China, announces a Program for Synergistic Reduction …
China
On Jan. 16, 2023, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment of Shandong province, China, announced a program for ecological protection in the Yellow River basin.
Thailand
Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health of Thailand established “Notification of the Department of Health regarding Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Standards in Public Building B.E. 2565 (2022)” dated on …
China
On November 23, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Shandong Province released the draft of “Implementation rules of exemptions from the end of pipe treatment of VOC for …
China
On Jan. 10, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced the enforcement of pollutant discharge limits in key areas. This announcement aims to promote soil …
China
On December 1, 2022, the municipal government office of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China released the “Program of subsiding for clean alternatives to raw materials that generate volatile organic compounds …
China
On Jan. 3, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, released a draft plan for 2023–2025 to reduce Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) …
China
On Nov. 11, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued measures to manage the list of entities subject to special oversight (“key oversight”) for environmental management. The new measures, …
China
On Oct. 22, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and State Administration for Market Regulation issued four national standards for air pollutant emission control: the Emission Standard of Air …
China
Thailand
Thailand Ministry of Industry published a set of announcements to control emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from chemical and petrochemical industries on 2 November 2022. The notifications are;
India
On November 4, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2022” to revise the emission standards for fixed-speed or …
*Taiwan
On October 12, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan released the draft revision to the standard “Air pollution regulations and emission standards for volatile organic compounds in …
Thailand
The month of November is when the winter season begins for Thailand. In the past years, during winter season, the air quality gets particularly worse than other seasons due to …
China
On September 8, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, and 15 other administrative agencies of China promulgated the “In-depth action plan for the …
China
At a regular press conference of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Sept. 28, 2022, Yan E, a Deputy Director of Department of Laws, Regulations, and Standards talked about …
China
On September 22, 2022, the Ecological Environmental Department of Jiangsu Province of China announced 10 cases of violation of VOC emission rules. Fugitive emissions are the irregular discharge of air …
India
On September 5, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) published and enforced the “Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2022”, which amend the compliance timelines …
Bangladesh
On July 26, 2022, Bangladesh’s Ministry of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Air Pollution (Control) Rules 2022. These rules are established under the “Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act …
*Taiwan
On July 29, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan announced the draft revision to the “Types and emission limits of the 1st batch hazardous air pollutants from fixed sources”. …
*Taiwan
On June 22, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan released the revised “Air pollution control and emission standard of volatile organic compounds for tape manufacturing industry”. The term “tape” …
India
On June 29, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced proposed rules to amend the emission standards for particulate matter (PM) from industrial boilers as …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) proposes to make amendments to various environmental regulations aiming to decriminalize violations and replacing provisions of imprisonment with financial penalties in …
China
To accelerate the reduction of VOC emissions and continuously improve the air quality, on June 5, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, China, released 11 technical …
China
On June 1, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, and the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation issued a set of mandatory local standards called the …
Thailand
Thailand Ministry of Industry published “Notification of the Ministry of Industry on the Requirement of the Factory to Install Special Tool or Device to Report Air Pollution from Factory Stacks, …
China
On June 1, 2022, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released the draft for comments on revision of the mandatory local standard, “Emission Standards of Air Pollutants for Printing …
China
On June 7, 2022, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released a draft for comments on revision of the mandatory local standard, “Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Automotive …
China
On May 25, 2022, the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government released the 2022 Pollution Prevention and Control Plan. In the Plan, environmental targets for 2025 and 2035 are set out respectively. …
China
The Department of Ecology and Environment of China’s Hebei province issued emission trading rules called the Interim Measures of Hebei Province on Emission Trading on May 11, 2022, and the …
China
On May 11, the Department of Ecology and Environment of China’s Guangdong province published the first compilation of examples of comprehensive volatile organic compound (VOC) control efforts in industries that …
South Korea
On May 3, 2022, the government of South Korea published a Presidential Decree amending the Enforcement Decree of the Clean Air Conservation Act mainly to make the installation of IoT …
China
On the April 27, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released totally 13 national environmental standards – “Self-monitoring technological guidelines for pollution sources” for electronics industry and …
China
On March 9, 2022, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration jointly issued recommended national standards “Remanufacturing—Evaluation Indexes and Calculation Methods of Energy Saving and Emission Reduction” (GB/T …
*Taiwan
On March 24, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan issued a notice on revision of certain articles of the “Air Pollution Control Fee Collection Regulations”. Article 16 …
*Taiwan
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration on March 24 issued amendments to the Air Pollution Control Fee Collection Regulations. Article 16 of Taiwan’s Air Pollution Control Act stipulates the collection of air …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government established the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter “the Decree”), which came into effect …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on March 7 released its “opinions on strengthening regulations on heavy metal pollution”. The opinions require the designation of key regulated areas, substances and …
China
On February 9, 2022, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment released the “Notice on Carrying Out Special Law-enforcement Inspection of Wastewater Discharge in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries”. …
China
On December 21, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the National Ecology and Environment Standard “Technical Guidelines for Industrial VOC Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR)” (“the guidelines”). The …
China
On Dec. 22, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the 2021 list of advanced technologies for air pollution, noise and vibration control. It is part of a larger national …
China
On December 27, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published 10 major cases on ecological and environmental damage compensation on its official website. According to “Ecological and Environmental Damage …
Vietnam
On November 23, 2021, the Prime Minister of the Vietnamese government promulgated Prime Minister’s Decision 1973/QD-TTg on the National Plan on Air Quality Management 2021-2025. The purpose of this decision …
Thailand
Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry of Thailand published a document titled “Request for a strict implementation of production planning and control of air pollutants emissions from business …
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