President Xi announces a comprehensive, 14-point reform policy that has long-term implications for companies with business interests in China.
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..President Xi Jinping has formalized a national commitment to...more
11/21/2017
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Conservation ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Emissions Trading System ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Green Finance ,
Impact Assessments ,
Lending ,
Multinationals ,
Natural Resources ,
NDRC ,
Operational Permits ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Presidential Decrees ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Citizen ,
Regulatory Reform
Chinese policymakers have indicated that the country’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) — which will be the largest system of its kind globally and the centerpiece of Chinese climate change policy — is likely to launch in...more
The Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress has released the revised Shanghai Environmental Protection Regulations (in Chinese only) for public comment. The revised Regulations, which first came into force in 1997, apply...more
5/19/2016
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Emissions Trading System ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
NGOs ,
Pollution Control ,
Public Interest ,
Sanctions ,
Site Remediation
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s central economic planning agency, issued several guidance documents relating to the upcoming national Emissions Trading System (ETS) in January this year. The...more
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The historic COP-21 Paris Agreement on climate change is the first major development in the climate area at the international level since adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in...more
2/2/2016
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Climate Change ,
Emissions Trading System ,
EU ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) ,
Investors ,
Paris Agreement ,
Renewable Energy ,
Spain ,
UK