South Korea
May 13th, 2022 On March 22, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea finalized the Enforcement Decree (Presidential Decree No. 32557) of the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to …
China
November 8th, 2021 China’s State Council on October 10 released a general plan for standards development across all economic sectors. It defines policies, targets and main challenges of standards development for the next …
Malaysia
November 3rd, 2021 Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on September 27, 2021, announced the latest national five-year plan, the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (hereinafter “the Plan”). The Plan focuses on three main themes: (1) …
Japan
August 27th, 2021 On August 23, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) published a report of “energy conservation measures in housing and buildings for a decarbonized society”. The main …
China
August 19th, 2021 The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation on June 21 issued local standards called the “Norm of water intake—Part 15: Vehicle manufacturing” (DB11/T 1764.15—2021). These standards are put into effect …
Japan
June 24th, 2021 On June 15, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) formulated the “Decarbonization Infrastructure Initiative” to further promote the overseas expansion of environmental infrastructure through the Joint Credit …
Japan
June 16th, 2021 On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society, and Biodiversity for 2021, with the theme of redesigning …
Japan
June 16th, 2021 On May 26, 2021, a partial amendment to the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures was enacted and promulgated on June 2, 2021. The amendment places 2050 carbon neutrality, …
Japan
June 2nd, 2021 The Cabinet of Japan approved the Bill for the Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics on March 9, 2021. The bill was submitted to the 204th ordinary Diet …
China
May 31st, 2021 On January 4, 2021, the China Standardization administration released a collective standard “Specification for information disclosure for extended producer responsibility of electric and electronic producers”. The standard will take effect …
China
April 30th, 2021 State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a WTO/TBT notification on April 8, 2021 on the proposed revision to the mandatory national standard “Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency …
China
April 30th, 2021 On January 18, 2021, China National Resource Recycling Association(CRRA) released the group standard ” General guidelines for the evaluation of plastic products’ easy-to-collect & easy-to-recycle design” (T/CRRA 0302-2020). The standard …
China
April 30th, 2021 On March 30, 2021, one of China’s state-run think tanks, the Xinhua Outlook Research Institute, released its “2021 Annual Survey Report on Trade-in of Home Appliances”. In this report, it …
Japan
April 28th, 2021 On February 26, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) deliberated on the revision of the environmental standard values for hexavalent chromium and the position of Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid (PFHxS) in the …
China
April 23rd, 2021 On April 7, 2021, State Administration for Market Regulation of China made a WTO/TBT notification on the proposed revision to the mandatory national standard “Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency …
Japan
April 23rd, 2021 On February 26, 2021, the “Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Ministerial Ordinance Specifying the Technical Standards for Thermal Power Generation Facilities” was promulgated and came into effect immediately. As a …
China
April 21st, 2021 Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation released a local standard “Technical specification for grid monitored ambient air particulate matter assessment” (DB11/T 1819-2021) On March 29, 2021. The standard will take …
China
April 19th, 2021 The Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jilin Province, China on April 7, 2021 published the “Main Points of Plastic Pollution Control Measures for …
China
April 16th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on March 30, 2021 published the “Provisional Regulations on Carbon Trading Management (revised draft)”. This draft is open for public comments until April 30, …
Japan
April 12th, 2021 On January 28, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of Japan held the 8th joint meeting about plastic resource recycling. As a result of this joint meeting, a report titled …
China
March 24th, 2021 The Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission on March 2, 2021 issued a Circular on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Construction in 2021 (the “Circular”). It conveys the province’s resolution to …
China
March 22nd, 2021 On March 10, 2021, China’s Alliance of Technology Innovation in Extending Producer Responsibility (EPR Alliance) released the “Notice on the Application for the Second EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) Partner Plan”. …
Philippines
March 19th, 2021 On March 19, 2021, the Department of Energy of the Philippines released Advisory on the Submission of Energy Conservation Reports as per DOE MC 2020-05-0001. This Advisory explains the details …
China
February 27th, 2021 China’s National Development and Reform Commission, in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, released the following “clean production evaluation indicator …
China
February 26th, 2021 On January 25, 2021, China Electronics Standardization Institute released the “Green supply chain management specification for electronics information manufacturing industry” (draft for comments) and its explanation, and started collecting comments. …
China
February 23rd, 2021 China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on February 7, 2021 published a Circular concerning the Management of Passenger Vehicle Corporate Average Fuel Consumption and New Energy Vehicle Credits of …
Singapore
February 10th, 2021 On February 10, 2021, the Singapore government released the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (hereinafter “the Plan”) as its national agenda for achieving sustainable development. The Ministry of National Development (MND) …
Taiwan
February 9th, 2021 On January 20, 2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration released the revision of the Green Mark standard for “biodegradable plastic products”. The revised version of the standard will take effect …
Taiwan
February 5th, 2021 Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs on January 21, 2021 submitted a WTO/TBT notification titled Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Labeling, and Inspection for Double-Capped LED Lamps. …
Taiwan
January 25th, 2021 On January 7, 2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration released the “Regulation for the Management of Common Industry Waste Reuse” with some revisions. The Waste Disposal Act, which is a …
China
January 19th, 2021 On December 21, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the following three drafts for comments of national environmental protection standard which stipulate the measurement method of …
China
January 16th, 2021 China’s Alliance of Technology Innovation in Extending Producer Responsibility released Annual Report on 2020 EPR for EEE industry in China on Dec. 23, 2020. The report describes the progress of …
China
November 19th, 2020 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China released the List of Fifth Batch of Green Manufacturing on October 16, 2020. The list includes 719 green …
China
November 19th, 2020 In October 2020, the Department of Marine Strategic Planning and Economics of the Ministry of Natural Resources released the “2019 National Seawater Report”. The report provides information on seawater utilization …
China
October 27th, 2020 On September 22, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China submitted a WTO/TBT notification of a proposed revision to the compulsory National Standard of P.R.C. (GB) called Fuel …
China
October 26th, 2020 China’s National Development and Reform Commission released “List of Products Regulated under Water Efficiency Labeling (2nd Batch)” and three related Implementation Rules on October 15, 2020. The three Implementation Rules are …
China
October 26th, 2020 On September 24, 2020, the government of Zhejiang Province, China issued the Regulation of Zhejiang Province on Water Resources. It will come into force on January 1, 2021. The new …
China
October 13th, 2020 On September 21, 2020, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong released the “Catalogue of Plastic Products Restricted and Prohibited …
China
September 26th, 2020 On August 4, 2020, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, released the Third List of the Companies in Key Industries That Should Thoroughly …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 4, 2020, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, released the Third List of the Companies in Key Industries That Should Thoroughly Improve …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 26, 2020, China’s Standardization Administration released a proposed revision (a draft for opinion gathering) of the national standard, Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electric …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 31, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a WTO/TBT notification of a proposed revision of the compulsory national standard (GB), “Gas Storage Water Heater” …
Thailand
August 19th, 2020 On the last month article, we discussed the details of Pollution Control Department’s 3-year action plan (2020 – 2022) which will be used as an instrument to drive the national …
Vietnam
June 24th, 2020 The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 889/QD-TTg on approval of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Production and Consumption for the period 2021-2030 was enacted in Vietnam on June 24, 2020. …
Malaysia
July 30th, 2018 In July 2018, the “Government Green Procurement Guidelines 2.0” (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines) were released in Malaysia. The Guidelines serve as a guide for governmental organizations to select …
