Thailand
On May 27, 2025, the Thailand Taxonomy Board announced Thailand Taxonomy Phase 2. The previous version, Phase 1, issued in June 2023, focused on the energy and transportation sectors. Phase …
India
On June 23, 2025, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the second draft of the Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025 and opened a 60 …
Malaysia
On May 29, 2025, the Malaysian state of Sarawak launched the Sarawak Sustainability Blueprint 2030, a long-term strategy for a comprehensive transition to a green economy. The blueprint outlines the …
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 …
South Korea
On May 30, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of South Korea jointly hosted the “Forum on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of …
Indonesia
On April 15, 2025, Indonesia enacted “Ministerial Regulation No. 10/2025 on the Energy Transition Roadmap in the Power Sector.” The regulation took effect immediately upon promulgation and was issued under …
China
On May 22, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, along with 14 other government agencies, jointly released the National Climate Change Response Standards System Development Plan. The plan outlines …
China
On April 21, 2025, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau issued Registration and Management Rules for Carbon Emissions Trading Market for the carbon market of Beijing, China. The Rules …
South Korea
On March 6, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) issued a preliminary notice for the re-legislation of a draft amendment to the Presidential Decree on the Framework Act on …
Vietnam
On January 24, 2025, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha issued Prime Minister Decision No. 232/QD-TTg on a Plan for the Establishment and Development of a Carbon Market in …
Japan
On January 17, 2025, the Cabinet of Japan approved the Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures. The main amendments …
India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India released a draft of the “Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025” on April 16, 2025, and is conducting …
Thailand
The Excise Department of Thailand, Ministry of Finance published the “Announcement of the Excise Department regarding Criteria and Conditions for Determining Carbon Pricing for Petroleum and Petroleum Products” in the …
Japan
On March 3, 2025, Japan promulgated an order partially amending the Order on Reporting of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Greenhouse Gas Emissions. At the same time, two public notifications were issued …
Japan
On February 18, 2025, the Cabinet of Japan approved the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures. This plan outlines measures and policies to achieve Japan’s new NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution), which …
*Taiwan
On March 19, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced the “Voluntary Product Carbon Footprint Management Regulations” and the revised “Greenhouse Gas Certification and Verification Bodies Management Regulations.” Both regulations will …
Malaysia
On March 28, 2025, the Malaysian Energy Commission published guidelines for the Community Renewable Energy Aggregation Mechanism (CREAM). Unlike the open-access renewable energy system CRESS, launched in 2024 to regulate …
China
On March 21, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced a plan to expand the national carbon market to include the steel, cement and aluminum smelting industries. In the …
India
On March 28, 2025, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) released a document detailing the implementation procedures for the offset mechanism under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme. The scheme allows …
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 February 14, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China issued the “Guidelines on Promoting Voluntary Corporate Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Information (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelines”. …
China
On Feb. 14, 2025, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a provincial action plan for climate change response for 2025–2035. It has four key objectives:
China
On Feb. 27, 2025, the government of Zhejiang province, China, announced a set of measures to implement carbon emission intensity control and carbon emissions caps. These measures constitute a provincial …
China
On Jan. 9, 2025, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, a Chinese non-profit organization, published association standards that set out carbon footprint assessment (or “quantification”) methodologies and requirements for the …
Japan
On February 18, 2025, the Japanese Cabinet approved the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan. This Strategic Plan was formulated in a manner consistent with the 73% greenhouse gas emission reduction target …
Japan
On January 18, 2025, the Japanese Cabinet approved the GX 2040 Vision: Revision of the Strategy for Promoting Transition to a Decarbonized Growth-Oriented Economic Structure, heading towards the Green Transformation …
Japan
On February 4, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced the Carbon Footprint Display Guide. Detailed information regarding carbon footprint (CFP), including specific calculation methods, has already been published …
South Korea
On December 18, 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of South Korea announced that it has formulated the Improvement Plan for Biomass Fuel and Power Generation Market. …
Australia
On January 20, 2025, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) of Australia announced a 2 billion AUD investment in green aluminum, produced using renewable energy. Australia …
China
On Jan. 16, 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published on its website the first list of recommended association standards for carbon footprint assessment (or “quantification”) of industrial …
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 …
Philippines
It was announced that trading in renewable energy certificates (RECs) began in the Philippines from December 26, 2024. This is based on “Department Circular No. 2024-12-0031: Declaration of the Full …
China
China had issued a total of 4.955 billion Green Electricity Certificates (GECs) as of the end of 2024, according to a report published by China’s National Energy Administration on its …
China
On December 28, 2024, China Beijing Green Exchange Co., Ltd. announced the “Announcement on matters related to the trading entities and trading methods of the national greenhouse gas voluntary emission …
China
On December 28, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China issued the “Guidelines on the development of product carbon footprint calculation standards”. The guidelines sets a target for …
Thailand
On January 21, 2025, the Thai Cabinet approved the principles presented in a drafted Ministry of Finance Ordinance as proposed by the Department of Goods Taxation of the Ministry of …
China
On January 7, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued the “List of Implementing Product Carbon Footprint Label Certification Pilot Program” (list). The “Notice on the Implementation …
South Korea
On December 18, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced its plan to reduce hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are widely used as refrigerants. The plan, titled “HFC Management …
Malaysia
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has published the “Guidelines for the Sustainable Development of Data Centres” in December 2024.
Thailand
On November 8, 2024, the Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE) of Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment launched its second public consultation on the revised Climate Change …
South Korea
On November 12, 2024, the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) functioning under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with EPD …
China
On October 30, 2024, the National Development and Reform Commission of China issued the “Guidelines on vigorously implementing renewable energy transition actions”. The Guidelines sets a target of achieving national …
*Taiwan
On December 6, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan published a draft of the “Voluntary Product Carbon Footprint Management Measures”. The public comment period will end 30 days after …
Vietnam
On October 22, 2024, in Vietnam, a Decree 135/2024/ND-CP on Policies and Mechanisms for Promoting the Development of Rooftop Solar Power System for Self-Consumption (hereinafter referred to as the Decree) …
South Korea
On October 9, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it plans to modify the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for companies under the Greenhouse Gas …
China
On Nov. 6, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a 2024 Report on China Climate Change Response Policies and Actions.
China
On Nov. 13, 2024, the Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shenzhen, China announced a Methane Emission Control Action Plan. The action plan is based on the National Methane Emission …
Japan
On Sept. 27, 2024, the Green x Digital Consortium published the Guidelines for Transport CO2 Visualization (Version 1.0). The consortium is a Japanese association of businesses and organizations, including major …
China
On Oct. 24, 2024, China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced a program for the development of carbon emission statistics and assessment systems.
*Taiwan
On October 21, 2024, the Ministry of Taiwan officially released the Notice “Fee-charging rate of carbon fees”, the preparations for charging carbon fees are finally completed.
Vietnam
On September 19, 2024, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) published Draft Circular on Amendment and Supplementation to a Number of Articles of Circular 01/2022/TT-BTNMT on Enforcement Climate …
China
On Sept. 29, 2024, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Beijing, China, published the Municipal Measures to Implement a Carbon Offset Scheme in Beijing’s Carbon Market on its website.
Malaysia
On October 4, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability of Malaysia published an outline of the Climate Change Bill and is seeking comments.
Japan
On Sept. 13, 2024, a committee of the Central Environment Council and a working group of the Industrial Structure Council of Japan held the first of a series of meetings …
Indonesia
On September 6, 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry promulgated Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 12/2024 on Nationally Determined Contributions to Address Climate Change, …
China
On Sept. 27, 2024, the government of China’s Zhejiang province published Provincial Regulations on the Promotion of Green and Low-Carbon Transition, which will come into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
China
On August 23, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation approved a voluntary national standard “Greenhouse gases—Carbon footprint of products—Requirements and guidelines for quantification” (GB/T 24067-2024), which was proposed and …
*Taiwan
On September 26, 2024, the Environment Ministry of Taiwan issued “Guidelines for carbon neutrality declarations by companies”. Although the Guideline is not mandatory, companies are encouraged to use it as …
China
On Aug. 16, 2024, the China Electronics Standardization Institute publishes two draft association standards that set out methods and requirements for the carbon footprint quantification of storage devices and servers, …
China
On Aug. 22, 2024, the Department of Ecology and Environment and seven other government departments of Guangdong province, China announced a Provincial Program for Methane Emission Control. This program aims …
China
On Sept. 9, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced a pilot program for product carbon footprint labeling certification. The published details of the program include eligible products, criteria …
*Taiwan
On August 29, 2024, the Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment issued 3 carbon fee regulations, which are “Regulations governing the collection of carbon fees”, “Designated greenhouse gas reduction goal for entities …
Singapore
On August 6, 2024, the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) submitted the “Energy Transition Measures and Other Amendments Bill” to parliament. This bill is to amend the “Energy …
India
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has notified the “Detailed Procedure for Compliance Mechanism under Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS)” on July 22, 2024. Since the scheme did not provide …
China
On Sept. 11, 2024, the General Department of the National Energy Administration and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China published a Circular on the Integration of the Country’s …
China
On July 24, 2024, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration of China jointly issued the “Guideline for Medium-and Long-erm Green Power Trading.” The guideline stipulates …
China
On July 30, 2024, the General Office of China’s State Council announced a Program for Accelerating the Development of a “Carbon Emissions Dual Control Scheme” — mechanisms to control the …
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 …
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 …
South Korea
On June 20, 2024, Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea, at the 41st meeting of the Ministerial Meeting on National Concerns, reported the Strategy for Activating the Production and …
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 …
Australia
Since June 27, 2024, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has sought advice on how to reduce the use of high Global Warming Potential …
*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 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 June 6, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and 13 other central government departments of China announced a program for developing carbon footprint management framework in accordance with …
*Hong Kong
On June 17, 2024, the Environment and Ecology Bureau of Hong Kong published the Strategy of Hydrogen Development in Hong Kong to promote hydrogen energy. This strategy defines targets for …
Indonesia
On May 16, 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry promulgated Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 7/2024 on Procedures for Issuing Recommendations for Import Permits …
Vietnam
On April 15, 2024, the Vietnamese government publicized Draft Decree Governing Direct Power Trading between Renewable Energy Power Producers and High-Volume Power Users (hereinafter referred to as “the Draft”). The …
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 …
Vietnam
On March 22, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing the Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions …
Indonesia
On January 30, 2024, Presidential Decree No.14/2024 on Organization of Carbon Capture and Storage Activities was promulgated in Indonesia. The Presidential Decree, which came into effect upon promulgation, provides comprehensive …
China
On Feb. 27, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hainan province, China, issued experimental provincial measures that implements a “carbon inclusion”1 program, which came into effect immediately. “Carbon …
Malaysia
The Malaysian stock exchange Bursa Malaysia has announced on April 18, 2024, that its subsidiary carbon exchange BCX (Bursa Carbon Exchange) will host its inaugural renewable energy certificates (RECs) auction …
China
On Feb. 29, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other six central government departments issued “guiding opinions” on accelerating the green transformation of the manufacturing sector. These …
Singapore
On February 9, 2024, the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) announced on its website that it had launched a Chief Sustainability Officer-as-a-Service (CSOaaS) program that allows small and medium-sized enterprises to …
South Korea
On February 6, 2024, the South Korean government promulgated a partial amendment to the Act on the Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse Gas Emission Permits. The amendment newly introduces charges …
Philippines
In the Philippines, DAO 2024-02: Interim Guidelines for Environmental Compliance Certificate under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System for Offshore Wind (OSW) Energy Projects was enacted on January 18, 2024. …
China
On Feb. 18, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other ministries announced a national program for collecting proposals of key low-carbon technologies and promoting them. In relation to …
Singapore
Following the announcement by the second Finance Minister of the introduction of mandatory climate-related disclosures for listed companies and large unlisted companies at the Ministry of Finance’s Budget Committee in …
Vietnam
On December 29, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam promulgated Circular No. 28/2023/TT-BTNMT on Economic and Technical Standards for Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Measurement, Reporting …
India
On February 29, 2024, the cabinet of India has officially approved the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bujli Yojana (Hindi for “Prime Minister’s Rooftop Solar Power Scheme for Free Electricity“), a rooftop …
India
On February 22, 2024, the Indian Ministry of Power has promulgated the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2024, amending the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, and came into …
Singapore
On February 21, 2024, Enterprise Singapore, in partnership with the Singapore Logistics Association (SLA), released the “Sustainability Playbook for Logistics Enterprises” and the “Green Supply Chain Knowledge Hub.” These guides …
China
On Jan. 27, 2024, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, National Bureau of Statistics and National Energy Administration jointly issued a circular on promoting non-fossil energy through the integration of …
Vietnam
On December 23, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam promulgated Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BNNPTNT on Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Reduction …
Vietnam
On December 27, 2023, Vietnam promulgated Circular No. 38/2023/TT-BCT on Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in the Industry and Trade Sectors (hereinafter …
China
On Dec. 29, 2023, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association published a general standard and two product-specific standards for the carbon footprint calculation of home appliances: Guidelines for Carbon Footprint …
Singapore
On December 3, 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy on Sustainable Finance (hereinafter referred to as “Singapore-Asia Taxonomy”). In Asia, where economic development, population growth, …
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