Energy, Natural Resources & Environment

Law firm helps reduce transaction costs with Kyoto rulebook site

Guangdong and Hong Kong seek more cooperation

State Environmental Protection Administration, Guiding Opinion on Strengthening the Regulatory Work on Listed Companies in Respect of Environmental Protection
国家环境保护总局关于加强上市公司环保监督管理工作的指导意见
SEPA requires listed companies to disclose information on serious environmental violations.

State Environmental Protection Administration and China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Guiding Opinion on the Work of Environmental Pollution Liability Insurance
国家环境保护总局、中国保险监督管理委员会关于环境污染责任保险工作的指导意见
China works to set up a green insurance system.

Mallesons advises on Asia’s first carbon offset program

CAPITAL MARKETS: Stricter Environmental Protection Requirements

Rules for the Administration of Permission to Produce Alternative Energy Vehicles
新能源汽车生产准入管理规则
The Rules specify the qualifications for production of alternative energy vehicles and the administration of the vehicle production enterprises and products.

National Development and Reform Commission, Rules for the Administration of Permission to Produce Alternative Energy Vehicles
国家发展和改革委员会新能源汽车生产准入管理规则
China sets entry requirements for manufacture of alternative energy vehicles.

The Draft Energy Law: a Possible Legal Protocol to Help China Go Green
As the second largest emitter of greenhouse gas in the world after the United States, the PRC is under great pressure and scrutiny from other countries, and has dedicated a great deal of resources and legislation effort in order to lower its emissions. Can the draft Energy Law successfully turn China into an energy-efficient country?

National Development and Reform Commission, Coal Industrial Policy
国家发展和改革委员会煤炭产业政策
Entry requirements for the coal industry raised.

Ministry of Water Resources, Tentative Measures on Water Distribution
水利部水量分配暂行办法
China's first law on water distribution.

Other Recent Legislation for This Month