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Climate change
Viet Nam: Circular No. 38/2023/TT-BCT of the Minister of Industry and Trade on methods for measurement, report and verification of reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GHG inventory development in industry and trade sector.
Date of text: 27 December 2023
Iceland: EU Emissions Trading System Act (No. 96 of 2023).
Date of text: 22 December 2023
Germany: Heat Planning and Decarbonization of Heat Networks Law.
Date of text: 22 December 2023
Germany: Federal Climate Adaptation Act (KAnG).
Date of text: 20 December 2023
Viet Nam: Circular promulgating the National Technical Regulation on Collection, Transportation, Storage, Recycling, Reuse and Handling of Controlled Substances.
Date of text: 30 November 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Arrêté interministériel n° 006/CAB/MINETAT-MIN/EDD/EBM/TSB/02/2023 et n° 120 /CAB/CAB/MIN.FINANCES/2023 du 15 septembre 2023 fixant la répartition de la quotité de l'état sur le bénéfice issu de la vente du crédit carbone
Date of text: 27 November 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Arrêté n° 034 /CAB/MINET AT /MIN-EDD/EBM/TSB/02/2023 du 27 novembre 2023 portant désignation des négociateurs et experts climat pour la République Démocratique du Congo
Date of text: 27 November 2023
China: Guidelines for the Design and Implementation of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects.
Date of text: 16 November 2023
China: Measures for the Administration of Voluntary Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Emissions Credits Trading (For Trial Implementation).
Date of text: 16 November 2023
Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte: Law No. 11.595 on the guidelines to be observed by the Executive Branch in drawing up the State Policy on Climate Change.
Date of text: 13 November 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Rio Grande do Norte
France: Loi n° 2023-973 du 23 octobre 2023 relative à l'industrie verte.
Date of text: 23 October 2023
Brazil: Amazonas: Law No. 6.528 providing guidelines for drawing up climate change adaptation plans in the state of Amazonas.
Date of text: 20 October 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Amazonas
Brazil: Amazonas: Law No. 6.514 establishing the Climate Intelligence Policy for Agriculture in the State of Amazonas.
Date of text: 16 October 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Amazonas
Slovenia: Decree on the Climate Change Funding Programme for the period 2023-2026.
Date of text: 12 October 2023
Brazil: Decree No. 11.666 promulgating the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Date of text: 24 August 2023
Zimbabwe: Carbon Credits Trading (General) Regulations, 2023.
Date of text: 18 August 2023
China: Hebei: Hebei Provincial Standard DB 13/T 5560-2022 - Assessment Specification of Carbon Neutrality of Large-scale Events.
Date of text: 16 August 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Hebei
Denmark: Regulation No. 696 on the Climate Council's Climate Dialogue Forum.
Date of text: 06 June 2023
Brazil: Decree No. 11.550 providing for the Interministerial Committee on Climate Change.
Date of text: 05 June 2023
Slovenia: Decision on the state of agriculture climate report.
Date of text: 31 May 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The Carbon Accounting (Determination of Excess UK Assigned Amount Units) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 557).
Date of text: 25 May 2023
Japan: Act on Promotion of Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized Growth Economic Structure (Act No. 32 of 2023).
Date of text: 19 May 2023
European Union: Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Date of text: 10 May 2023
European Union: Regulation 2023/955 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.
Date of text: 10 May 2023
Mozambique: Resolution No. 15/2023 creating the Technical-Scientific Commission on Climate Change (CTCMC).
Date of text: 24 April 2023
European Union: Regulation (EU) 2023/857 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement, and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Date of text: 19 April 2023
China: Guidelines for the Establishment of a Standard System for Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality.
Date of text: 01 April 2023
Brazil: Acre: Decree No. 11.217 on the Climate Change Management Committee of the State of Acre.
Date of text: 31 March 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Acre
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The Ozone-Depleting Substances (Grant of Halon Derogations) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 336).
Date of text: 16 March 2023
Finland: Government Decree on Finland's Climate Panel (No. 349 of 2023).
Date of text: 09 March 2023
Republic of Moldova: Law No. LP43/2023 on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Date of text: 03 March 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2023.
Date of text: 23 February 2023
Finland: Act on the state-owned limited company Climate Fund Ltd (No. 173 of 2023).
Date of text: 16 February 2023
Germany: Baden-Württemberg: Climate Protection and Climate Adaptation Act (KlimaG BW).
Date of text: 07 February 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Baden-Württemberg
Uzbekistan: Decree No. 50 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for monitoring, evaluating and developing reporting forms for combating land degradation and publishing their results.
Date of text: 02 February 2023
Slovenia: Regulation on the state of agriculture climate report.
Date of text: 26 January 2023
Chile: Decreto Nº 4 - Aprueba reglamento de proyectos de reducción de emisiones de contaminantes para compensar emisiones gravadas conforme a los dispuesto en el artículo 8º de la Ley Nº 20.780.
Date of text: 25 January 2023
Timor-Leste: National Parliament Resolution No. 1/2023 ratifying the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 25 January 2023
Brazil: Tocantins: Law No. 4.131 creating the Climate Fund of the State of Tocantins (FunClima).
Date of text: 06 January 2023. Territorial Subdivision: Tocantins
Latvia: Cabinet Regulation No. 817 (Prot. No. 66 § 50) validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Climate and Energy.
Date of text: 20 December 2022
Kenya: Makueni: The Makueni County Climate Change Act, no. 6 of 2022.
Date of text: 14 December 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Makueni
Australia: Tasmania: Climate Change (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Regulations 2022.
Date of text: 13 December 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Tasmania
Croatia: Decision on establishing the Commission for intersectoral coordination for the national system for monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 01 December 2022
Mozambique: Ministerial Order No. 119/2022 approving the Internal Regulation of the National Institution of Meteorology, Public Institute.
Date of text: 24 November 2022
Viet Nam: Circular No. 17/2022/TT-BTNMT promulgating the Decree on methods for measurement, reporting, appraisal of reduction of green house gas (GHG) emissions and GHG inventory development in waste management.
Date of text: 05 November 2022
Latvia: Regulation No. 686 of the Cabinet of Ministers on sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria, criteria for electricity produced from biomass fuel and procedures for justifying, certifying and monitoring compliance with said criteria.
Date of original text: 02 November 2022 (16 May 2023)
Canada: Exploring Approaches for Canada’s Transition to Net-Zero Emissions.
Date of text: 31 October 2022
Republic of Moldova: Government Decree No. HG711/2022 validating the Regulation on the procedure for administration of the National environmental fund.
Date of original text: 19 October 2022 (09 June 2023)
Argentina: Decisión Administrativa 1013/2022 – Reglamento interno de funcionamiento del Gabinete Nacional de Cambio Climático.
Date of text: 05 October 2022
Switzerland: Loi fédérale sur les objectifs en matière de protection du climat, sur l’innovation et sur le renforcement de la sécurité énergétique (LCl).
Date of text: 30 September 2022
Indonesia: Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia no. 21 of 2022 concerning procedure for implementation of carbon pricing.
Date of text: 21 September 2022
Australia: Climate Change Act 2022.
Date of text: 13 September 2022
Peru: Resolución Ministerial N⁰ 171-2022-MINAM – Disponen la publicación de la “Matriz de Objetivos Prioritarios, Indicadores, Lineamientos y Servicios para el proceso de actualización de la Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático con visión al 2050”
Date of text: 02 September 2022
Serbia: Regulation on fuel economy data and CO2 emissions from new passenger vehicles.
Date of text: 29 August 2022
Türkiye: Regulation on Climate Change Experts.
Date of text: 27 August 2022
Bahamas: Carbon Credits Trading Act No. 36 of 2022.
Date of text: 11 August 2022
Indonesia: Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 12 of 2022 concerning the Organization and Work Procedure of the Climate Change Control Center.
Date of text: 26 July 2022
Isle of Man (UK): Climate Change (Public Bodies’ Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2022.
Date of text: 21 July 2022
Viet Nam: Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BTNMT providing Guidelines for Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection regarding Response to Climate Change.
Date of text: 07 July 2022
Luxembourg: Loi du 29 juin 2022 modifiant la loi modifiée du 15 décembre 2020 relative au climat.
Date of text: 29 June 2022
Türkiye: Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Date of text: 29 June 2022
Türkiye: Regulation on Climate Change Presidency Service Units and Working Procedures and Principles.
Date of text: 21 June 2022
Colombia: Resolución N° 0634 - Por la cual en desarrollo del Protocolo de Montreal, se entiende prohibida la fabricación e importación de equipos y productos que contengan y/o requieran para su operacion o funcionamiento las sustancias controladas en los Anexos A, B, C, E y F del Protocolo de Montreal y se adoptan otras disposiciones.
Date of text: 17 June 2022
European Union: Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality.
Date of text: 16 June 2022
Finland: Climate Change Act (No. 423 of 2022).
Date of text: 10 June 2022
Kenya: Samburu: The Samburu County Climate Change Act, no. 6 of 2022.
Date of text: 10 June 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Samburu
Timor-Leste: Decree-Law No. 42/2022 creating the National Authority for Combating Climate Change, I.P. (AND).
Date of text: 08 June 2022
Indonesia: Regulation of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Number 5 of 2022 concerning the Structure and Work Procedures of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of Carbon Economic Value to Achieve National Contribution Targets and Control of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in National Development.
Date of text: 08 June 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland: Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Date of text: 06 June 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Northern Ireland
Slovenia: Decision on the establishment of the Climate Council.
Date of text: 31 May 2022
Chile: Ley Nº 21.455 - Ley Marco de Cambio Climático.
Date of text: 30 May 2022
Greece: Law no. 4936/2022. National Climate Law - Transition to climate neutrality and adaptation to climate change, emergency provisions to address the energy crisis and protect the environment.
Date of text: 27 May 2022
Cameroon: Arrêté n°044/CAB/PM du 24 mai 2022 portant création, organisation et fonctionnement du programme spécial de reconstruction et de développement de la région de l’Extrême-Nord.
Date of text: 24 May 2022
Bahamas: Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Act, 2022 (No. 15 of 2022).
Date of text: 20 May 2022
Rwanda: Presidential Order n. 031/01 of 06/05/2022 governing Rwanda Meteorology Agency.
Date of text: 06 May 2022
Guatemala: Acuerdo Gubernativo Nº 109-2022 – Reglamento del Fondo Nacional de Cambio Climático.
Date of text: 29 April 2022
Russian Federation: Governmental Decree No. 707 validating the Regulation for submitting and verifying reports on greenhouse gas emissions, the form of a report on greenhouse gas emissions, the Rules for creating and maintaining a register of greenhouse gas emissions and on amending certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Date of text: 20 April 2022
Argentina: Resolución Conjunta 1/2022 - Cambio climático. Soluciones tecnológicas y digitales.
Date of text: 13 April 2022
Singapore: Environmental Protection and Management (Greenhouse Gases) Regulations 2022.
Date of text: 31 March 2022
Republic of Korea: Enforcement Decree (Presidential Decree No. 32557) of the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis.
Date of text: 25 March 2022
Russian Federation: Governmental Decree No. 455 validating the Rules for verifying the results of the implementation of climate projects.
Date of text: 24 March 2022
France: Loi n° 2022-298 du 2 mars 2022 d'orientation relative à une meilleure diffusion de l'assurance récolte en agriculture et portant réforme des outils de gestion des risques climatiques en agriculture
Date of text: 02 March 2022
Spain: Catalunya: Decreto 31/2022, de 22 de febrero, por el que se establece la composición y el régimen de funcionamiento de la Mesa Social del Cambio Climático.
Date of text: 22 February 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Catalunya
Cabo Verde: Resolution No. 36/X/2022 approving, for Accession, the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 21 February 2022
Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador: Advisory Council Regulations, NLR 2/22.
Date of text: 20 February 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Newfoundland and Labrador
Russian Federation: Governmental Decree No. 206 “On measures of state regulation of consumption and circulation of substances that destroy the ozone layer.”
Date of text: 18 February 2022
Egypt: Minister of the Environment Resolution No. 34 of 2023 regarding the Environmental and Climate Investment Unit.
Date of text: 07 February 2022
Serbia: Decree on types of activities and gases with a greenhouse effect.
Date of text: 03 February 2022
Monaco: Ordonnance Souveraine n° 9.071 du 28 janvier 2022 relative à la sécurité des biens et des personnes en cas d'évènements météorologiques majeurs.
Date of text: 28 January 2022
Angola: Presidential Order No. 21/22 improving the National Commission for Climate Change and Biodiversity, coordinated by the Executive Power.
Date of text: 26 January 2022
Angola: Presidential Decision No. 8/22 creating the National Climate and Environmental Observatory, coordinated by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment.
Date of text: 13 January 2022
Angola: Presidential Decree No. 8/22 regulating the National System for Monitoring, Reporting and Assessment of the Policy on Climate.
Date of text: 13 January 2022
Uzbekistan: Law No. ZRU-745 “On hydrometeorological activities.”
Date of text: 12 January 2022
Montenegro: Regulation on the content of the plan for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from facilities.
Date of text: 10 January 2022
Canada: Yukon: Clean Energy Act, SY 2022, c 14.
Date of text: 2022. Territorial Subdivision: Yukon
Jordan: Climate-responsive government and private capital financing and spending instructions of 2022.
Date of text: 2022
Mozambique: Resolution no. 41/2021 approving the Statute of the National Institution of Meteorology, IP, abbreviated as INAM, IP.
Date of text: 31 December 2021
Montenegro: Decision on the formation of the Commission for the implementation of the public auction for the allocation of emission credits.
Date of text: 29 December 2021
Montenegro: Decision on the formation of the National Council for sustainable development.
Date of text: 23 December 2021
Norway: Regulation No. 3465 on rules for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
Date of text: 10 December 2021
Nigeria: Climate Change Act, 2021.
Date of text: 17 November 2021
Honduras: Decreto PCM-123-2021 - Normaliza el Plan Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático de Honduras.
Date of text: 12 November 2021
Canada: Nova Scotia: Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act (SNS 2021, c 20).
Date of text: 05 November 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Nova Scotia
Serbia: Regulation on the verification and accreditation of verifiers of reports on greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 04 November 2021
Brazil: Amapá: Decree No. 4.014 ratifying for the State of Amapá the "Race to Zero" campaign, within the scope of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Date of text: 02 November 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Amapá
Indonesia: Regulation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia number 98 of 2021 on the implementation of carbon pricing to achieve the nationally determined contribution target and control over greenhouse gas emissions in the national development.
Date of text: 29 October 2021
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Ley Aprobatoria de la Enmienda de Kigali al Protocolo de Montreal sobre las Sustancias Agotadoras de la Capa de Ozono.
Date of text: 28 October 2021
Madagascar: Décret n°2021-1113 relatif à la régulation de l’accès au marché du carbone forestier.
Date of text: 20 October 2021
Croatia: Regulation on the method of monitoring and reporting and the methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions during the lifetime of delivered fuels and energy and on the method of implementing projects to reduce emissions from oil and gas exploration and production.
Date of text: 08 October 2021
Türkiye: Law No. 7335 ratifying the Paris Agreement.
Date of text: 06 October 2021
Honduras: Decreto Ejecutivo Nº PCM-103-2021 - Créase el "Bono de Alivio a Familias Vulnerables Afectadas por Fenómenos Naturales Producto del Cambio Climático".
Date of text: 01 October 2021
Spain: Orden TED/1086/2021, de 29 de septiembre, por la que se establece la composición, organización y funcionamiento de la Asamblea Ciudadana para el Clima.
Date of text: 29 September 2021
Burundi: Décret n° 100/206 du 28 septembre 2021 portant institutionnalisation d’un système national d’ inventaire des gaz a effet de serre.
Date of text: 28 September 2021
Republic of Korea: Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis.
Date of text: 24 September 2021
Fiji: Climate Change Act (No. 43 of 2021).
Date of text: 23 September 2021
Andorra: Decree 303/2021 of 22-9-2021 approving the Regulation of the national market for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 22 September 2021
Gabon: Ordonnance N° 019/2021 du 13/09/2021 relative aux changements climatiques.
Date of text: 16 September 2021
Republic of Moldova: Government Decree No. HG145/2021 validating the Regulation on the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Environment.
Date of text: 25 August 2021
Tonga: Tonga Climate Change Fund Act No. 5 of 2021.
Date of text: 24 August 2021
France: Loi no 2021-1104 du 22 août 2021 portant lutte contre le dérèglement climatique et renforcement de la résilience face à ses effets
Date of text: 22 August 2021
Bulgaria: Decision on election of the Energy and Climate Committee.
Date of text: 18 August 2021
Uganda: National Climate Change Act, 2021.
Date of text: 14 August 2021
Argentina: Jujuy: Ley N⁰ 6.230 - Ley de marco provincial de cambio climático.
Date of text: 12 August 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Jujuy
Ireland: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (No. 32 of 2021).
Date of text: 23 July 2021
Montenegro: Regulation on detailed manner and necessary documentation for issuance of permits for installation, maintenance and/or repair activities as well as for exclusion from use of equipment and products containing ozone-depleting substances or alternative substances.
Date of text: 23 July 2021
Germany: Regulation on measures to prevent carbon leakage through national fuel emissions trading.
Date of text: 21 July 2021
Kiribati: Order for controlling the import/export of Hydrofluorocarbons substances and their mixtures.
Date of text: 19 July 2021
Montenegro: Decree on aviation activities for which the plan on monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions is not delivered.
Date of text: 17 July 2021
Montenegro: Decision on the development of the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the national energy and climate plan.
Date of text: 16 July 2021
Croatia: Decree on substances that deplete the ozone layer and fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Date of text: 16 July 2021
Philippines: DENR Administrative Order No.2021-22 on guidelines on mainstreaming, cascading and institutionalising climate change concerns in the environment and natural resources (ENR) priority programs.
Date of text: 13 July 2021
Russian Federation: Federal Law No. 296-FZ “On limiting greenhouse gas emissions”.
Date of text: 02 July 2021
Sweden: Act (2021:787) on climate statement for buildings.
Date of text: 01 July 2021
Sweden: Decree (2021:789) on climate statement for buildings.
Date of text: 01 July 2021
European Union: Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 for achieving climate neutrality (European Climate Law).
Date of text: 30 June 2021
Canada: Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (S.C. 2021, c. 22).
Date of text: 29 June 2021
Luxembourg: Loi du 25 juin 2021 portant création d’un pacte climat 2.0 avec les communes et portant modification de la loi modifiée du 15 décembre 2020 relative au climat.
Date of text: 25 June 2021
Brazil: Goiás: Decree No. 9.891 creating the State Plan for Mitigation/Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainability in Agriculture and Livestock.
Date of text: 22 June 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Goiás
Nauru: Environmental Management and Climate Change (Notices) Regulations (SL No. 12 of 2021).
Date of text: 22 June 2021
Zambia: Forest (Carbon Stock Management) Regulations, 2021 (S.I. No. 66 of 2021).
Date of text: 17 June 2021
Norway: Regulation No. 1928 on subsidies for nonprofit climate and environmental organizations and climate and and environmental foundations.
Date of text: 11 June 2021
Mexico: México: Ley de Mitigación y Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Sustentable para la Ciudad de México.
Date of text: 09 June 2021. Territorial Subdivision: México
United States of America: Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk.
Date of text: 20 May 2021
Spain: Ley 7/2021, de 20 de mayo, de cambio climático y transición energética.
Date of text: 20 May 2021
Benin: Décret nº 2021 - 191 du 5 mai 2021 portant création du Fonds national pour l'Environnement et le Climat et approbation de ses statuts
Date of text: 05 May 2021
Colombia: Estrategia Climática de Largo Plazo de Colombia para Cumplir con el Acuerdo de París (E2050).
Date of text: 04 May 2021
Panama: Decreto Nº 135 - Reglamenta el Capítulo I del Título V del Texto Único de la Ley Nº 41 de 1º de julio de 1998, General de Ambiente de la República de Panamá, sobre la Adaptación al Cambio Climático Global, y dicta otras disposiciones
Date of text: 30 April 2021
European Union: Regulation No. 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 1293/2013.
Date of text: 29 April 2021
Panama: Manual de Técnicas de Restauración para Áreas Degradadas de Manglar en Panamá.
Date of text: 28 April 2021
Ecuador: Acuerdo Ministerial N⁰ MAAE-2021-017 – Expide los lineamientos para la formulación, seguimiento, evaluación y actualización de los instrumentos de gestión del cambio climático
Date of text: 27 April 2021
Kenya: Kilifi: The Kilifi County Climate Change Act, no. 1 of 2021.
Date of text: 23 April 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Kilifi
Kenya: Machakos: The Machakos County Climate Change Act, no. 3 of 2021.
Date of text: 13 April 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Machakos
Serbia: Law on climate change.
Date of text: 01 March 2021
Brazil: Decree No. 8.110 on the Internal Regulation of the Institution for Climate Change and Environmental Services (IMC).
Date of text: 25 February 2021
Türkiye: Resolution No. 1279 on the establishment of a Parliamentary Research Committee to cope with the impacts of climate change and drought and ensure efficient use of water resources.
Date of text: 25 February 2021
United States of America: Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021, on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Date of text: 27 January 2021
United States of America: Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (2021)
Date of text: 27 January 2021
Peru: Resolución Nº 014-2021-MINAM ─ Lineamientos para el Diseño e Implementación de Mecanismos de Retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos.
Date of text: 22 January 2021
United States of America: Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (2021)
Date of text: 20 January 2021
Kenya: Kericho: The Kericho County Climate Change Act, no. 1 of 2021.
Date of text: 19 January 2021. Territorial Subdivision: Kericho
Finland: Government Decree on subsidies for climate measures in the land-use sector for the years 2020-2025 and on the funds allocated for these purposes (No. 5 of 2021).
Date of text: 07 January 2021
Isle of Man (UK): Climate Change Act 2021.
Date of text: 2021
Mozambique: Decree No. 109/2020 redefining functions and competences of the National Institute of Meteorology.
Date of text: 17 December 2020
Argentina: Decreto 1030/2020 – Reglamentación de la Ley Nº 27.520, Ley de presupuestos mínimos de adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático global.
Date of text: 17 December 2020
Germany: Emissions Reporting Ordinance 2022.
Date of text: 17 December 2020
Albania: Law n. 155/2020 on climate change.
Date of text: 17 December 2020
Luxembourg: Loi du 15 décembre 2020 relative au climat et modifiant la loi modifiée du 31 mai 1999 portant institution d’un fonds pour la protection de l’environnement.
Date of text: 15 December 2020
Mauritius: Climate Change Act (No. 11 of 2020).
Date of text: 27 November 2020
India: Notification constituting the Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement.
Date of text: 27 November 2020
Croatia: Regulation on the conditions, criteria and method of granting aid under measure I.21 "Energy efficiency and climate change mitigation - engine replacement".
Date of text: 23 November 2020
Norway: National Forestry Accounting Plan for Norway, including forest reference level for the first commitment period 2021-2025.
Date of text: 09 November 2020
Germany: Ordinance on the design of the independent expert council for Climate issue and establishment of the office.
Date of text: 09 November 2020
Belarus: Decree No. 610 of the Council of Ministers “On issuance of permits in the field of environmental protection for the movement of certain types of goods across the State Border of the Republic of Belarus.”
Date of original text: 27 October 2020 (09 October 2023)
Nauru: Environmental Management and Climate Change Act No. 34 of 2020.
Date of text: 23 October 2020
Canada: Québec: An Act Mainly To Ensure Effective Governance Of The Fight Against Climate Change And To Promote Electrification (SQ 2020, c 19).
Date of text: 22 October 2020. Territorial Subdivision: Québec
Panama: Decreto Nº 100 - Reglamenta el Capítulo II del Título V del Texto Único de la Ley Nº 41 de 1998 sobre Mitigación del Cambio Climático Global y crea el Programa Nacional Reduce Tu Huella para la gestión y monitoreo del desarrollo económico y social bajo en carbono en la República de Panamá.
Date of text: 20 October 2020
Angola: Resolution No. 37/20 ratifying the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Date of text: 12 October 2020
Dominican Republic: Decreto No. 541-20 – Que crea el Sistema Nacional de Medición, Reporte y Verificación de los Gases de Efecto Invernadero, el Sistema del Inventario Nacional de Gases de Efecto Invernadero y el Sistema Nacional de Registro de Acciones de Mitigación de Gases de Efecto Invernadero, así como la Unidad de Registro de Proyectos de Acción Climática y el Sistema Nacional de Registro de Apoyo y Financiamiento para el Cambio Climático.
Date of text: 09 October 2020
Brazil: Order MMA No. 518 creating the Forest + Carbon modality, according with Order No. 288 of 2 July 2020.
Date of text: 29 September 2020
Peru: Resolución Nº 197-2020-MINAM ─ Aprueba la conformación y funciones de la Plataforma de Pueblos Indígenas para enfrentar el Cambio Climático.
Date of text: 29 September 2020
Angola: Letter of Adhesion No. 6/20 guaranteeing the fulfillment of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
Date of text: 09 September 2020
El Salvador: Ley Nº 711 - Ley marco para el uso y fomento de la bicicleta en el ámbito urbano como en el rural.
Date of text: 27 August 2020
Peru: Decreto Supremo Nº 219-2020-EF — Procedimientos para el acceso a los recursos del Fondo Verde para el Clima.
Date of text: 07 August 2020
Croatia: Decree on the manner of trading in greenhouse gas emission allowances.
Date of text: 30 July 2020
Mauritania: Arrêté n° 0549 du 29 juillet 2020 portant création du comité technique de pilotage du programme alliance mauritanienne contre le changement climatique phase 2.
Date of text: 29 July 2020
Brazil: Decree No. 10.431 creating the National Executive Committee of the Sectorial Plan for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (CENABC).
Date of original text: 20 July 2020 (10 April 2024)
Croatia: Regulation on the method of free allocation of emission allowances to installations and on the monitoring, reporting and verification of reports on greenhouse gas emissions from installations and aircrafts.
Date of text: 17 July 2020
Angola: Resolution No. 29/20 approving the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol.
Date of text: 14 July 2020
Peru: Decreto Supremo Nº 006-2020-MINAM ─ Crea la Comisión Multisectorial de carácter permanente denominada Comisión de Alto Nivel de Cambio Climático (CANCC).
Date of text: 03 July 2020
Republic of Moldova: Government Resolution No. HG444/2020 “On the creation of a coordination mechanism in the field of climate change”.
Date of text: 01 July 2020
Denmark: Climate Change Act.
Date of text: 26 June 2020
European Union: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1044 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to values for global warming potentials and the inventory guidelines and with regard to the Union inventory system and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 666/2014.
Date of text: 08 May 2020
Brazil: Pará: Law No. 9.048 establishing the Policy on Climate Change of the State of Pará (PEMC/PA).
Date of original text: 29 April 2020 (27 December 2022). Territorial Subdivision: Pará
Madeira Islands (Portugal): Regional Regulatory Decree No. 32/2020/M approving the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate Change.
Date of text: 28 April 2020
Morocco: Décret n° 2-19-721 du 3 ramadan 1441 (27 avril 2020) portant création de la commission nationale des changements climatiques et de la diversité biologique
Date of text: 27 April 2020
Portugal: Decree-Law No. 12/2020 establishing the legal regime applicable to the trading of licences and the emission of greenhouse gases, transposing Directive (EU) 2018/410.
Date of text: 06 April 2020
Angola: Ratification Letter No. 3/20 ratifying for accession by the Republic of Angola, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Date of text: 17 March 2020
Uzbekistan: Decree No. 95 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating General Technical Regulation on ecological security.
Date of text: 18 February 2020
Montenegro: Decree on activities that emit greenhouse gases for which a permit for the emission of greenhouse gases is issued.
Date of text: 06 February 2020
Georgia: Resolution No. 54 of 2020 of Georgian Government on Creation of Climate Change Council
Date of original text: 23 January 2020 (13 May 2021)
Canada: Output-Based Pricing System Regulations (SOR/2019-266)
Date of text: 01 January 2020
Canada: Part 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act Regulations (Alberta)
Date of text: 01 January 2020
Sweden: Sweden’s fourth Biennial Report under the UNFCCC.
Date of text: 01 January 2020
Malta: Act No. XXXVI of 2020 – An Act to amend the Climate Action Act, Cap. 543, and to provide for other matters dealing with them or ancillary thereto.
Date of text: 2020