Regulations Listing: Environmental Sustainability

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a state ban on single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and food service establishments.

REGULATORY RADAR - The UK announced a number of measures to support the goal of ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030.

REGULATORY RADAR - Draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).

REGULATORY RADAR - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging.

REGULATORY RADAR - Effective January 1, 2021, all permit applications for new buildings in the Netherlands are being tested against new criteria which aim to ensure that these new buildings are close to energy neutral, meaning that they produce the same amount of or more energy than they consume by conserving energy and employing renewable technology.

REGULATORY RADAR - On December 19, 2020, the Government of Canada’s Department of the Environment published a proposed rule titled Clean Fuel Regulations, in a national effort to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Paris Agreement.

REGULATORY RADAR - On his first day in office, U.S. President Biden signed an executive order to rejoin the Paris climate agreement.

REGULATORY RADAR - The approved amendments ban natural gas for space heating in commercial and apartment buildings taller than three stories.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the nation’s federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is constitutional in its entirety.

REGULATORY RADAR - The European Commission presented actions to boost organic production, with the goal of the bloc achieving 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 and increasing organic aquaculture significantly.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved forward with national drinking water regulations for certain chemicals, including re-proposing a rule to collect data on 29 PFAS.

REGULATORY RADAR - The key recommendations proposed by the Committee to achieve net-zero in the U.K. by 2050 cover a variety of measures aimed to mitigate climate change.