The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has released the ‘2024 Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Quota Allocation Plan’ on 6 November 2023. In unveiling the plan, the MEE has significantly raised China’s ambition in combatting climate change and ozone layer depletion. The plan, rooted in the Kigali Amendment and subsequent regulatory updates,
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has released its annual white paper in October 2023, detailing China’s policies and actions in addressing climate change. The report, titled “China’s Policies and Actions to Address Climate Change”, provides an overview of China’s recent initiatives and strategies in environmental management and sustainability.
On 5 September 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) issued the ‘Work Plan for the Construction of the National Territorial Spatial Planning Implementation Monitoring Network (2023-2027)’, to support the “digitisation” and “networking” to realize “intelligent” life cycle management of territorial spatial planning.
On 15 August 2023, the MNR’s China Land Surveying and Planning Institute released the ‘Blue Book on Ecological Protection Red Lines (2023)’.
On 9 August 2023, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) unveiled their joint ‘Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Environmental Pollution’, due to take effect on 15 August 2023
On 3 August 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the National Energy Administration (NEA) issued a notice on expanding the coverage of green electricity certificates (GEC) to promote renewable electricity consumption.
On 8 July 2023, the China Meteorological Administration unveiled the 2023 edition of the China Climate Change Blue Book at the International Ecological Civilization Guiyang Forum.
On 23 May 2023, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council proposed ‘Several Opinions on Establishing a National Spatial Planning System and Supervising Its Implementation’ in order to establish a national spatial planning system and supervise its implementation. The document integrates spatial planning, such
On 23 May, Shandong Province released an implementation plan for synergized pollution reduction and carbon mitigation. This major step, jointly rolled out by the Department of Ecology and Environment and six other departments, aligns with the ‘National Strategic Decision on Carbon Peaking and Neutrality.’ Shandong’s Implementation Plan offers a comprehensive
