Leading NGOs lay out the Industrial Nitrous Oxide Challenge aimed at getting manufacturers to phase down the emissions of this greenhouse gas that is 270 times more potent than carbon dioxide. 23 September 2026, NEW YORK, NY – Companies and governments are being issued a challenge today to curb emissions of the super-pollutant nitrous […]
September 2026 – The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a binding multilateral environmental agreement that has done more to protect Earth than any other agreement. During its nearly 40 years of operation, this treaty has: Ten years ago, governments adopted the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which […]
16 September 2026 – In celebration of World Ozone Day, Dr. Stephen O. Andersen, founder and longtime co-chair of the Montreal Protocol’s Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP), and Marco Gonzalez, former Executive Secretary of the Montreal Protocol (2002-2013), announced the launch of their new book, Protecting the Ozone Layer & Climate: The Kigali Energy […]
15 September 2026 – The Elisabeth Haub School of Law is proud to announce that the 2026 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy will be jointly awarded to environmental lawyers Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr. and Durwood Zaelke for their groundbreaking contributions to the progressive development of environmental law and their decades of […]
11 September 2026 – Over the past two years, three advisory opinions on climate change clarified state obligations under international law: the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the Law of the Sea (May, 2024); the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on Human Rights […]
31 August 2026 – On 17 August, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Administration (NEA) jointly released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Oil and Gas Development (the “Oil and Gas Plan”). The Plan sets a dual agenda of strengthening energy security and advancing the sector’s green and low-carbon transition. On methane […]
31 August 2026 – On 10 August, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Coal Industry Development (the “Coal Plan”), which includes the Coalbed Methane (Coal-Mine Gas) Development and Utilization Plan as an Annex (the “Coalbed Methane Plan”). Together, the two Plans reinforce a broader trend […]
4 August 2026 – China released the 15th Five-Year National Climate Change Response Plan (the “15th Climate Plan”) on 27 July 2026. Co-issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and 18 other national ministries and agencies, the Climate Plan outlines China’s priorities for climate mitigation, adaptation, carbon markets, greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, and international […]
04 August 2026 – On 26 June 2026, China’s National Energy Administration issued the Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Energy Sector (2026-2028) (hereinafter called the “Energy and Carbon Action Plan”), which aims to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, expand non-fossil energy sources, and promote low- and zero-carbon development across […]
13 July 2026 – China released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Beautiful China (the “Beautiful China Plan”) on 3 July 2026. Building upon the 15th Five-Year Framework Plan for National Economic and Social Development (the “Framework Plan”), the Beautiful China Plan details an implementation agenda covering pollution control, climate mitigation, ecological protection, monitoring, […]
