This link was published on 12 February 2019
A set of predictions on key global chemical regulatory policy, including Asia & Australia, EU and Brexit, and Mexico, Central and South America and the Middle East. China introduced new or updated regulations in 2018, including the List of Priority Control Chemicals (First Batch), the List of Toxic Chemicals Strictly Restricted (2018), and National Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment. Taiwan passed the amended Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act (TCSCA) on December 21, 2018. In South Korea, the amended Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) came into force on 1 January 2019.
- Europe
- South East Asia & Indian Continent
- Priority Control Chemicals
- Toxic Chemicals Strictly Restricted
- National Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment
- Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act
- Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals
This link was published on 31 January 2018
Latin American countries, regions and cities demonstrated clear ambition and leadership at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn, Germany. Mexico and Costa Rica joined 23 other countries in signing on to a new global coalition committed to phasing out coal and supporting clean power policies and investments, while restricting financing for coal plants. Buenos Aires, Caracas, Mexico City, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago de Chile were among 25 global cities that committed to develop and implement more ambitious climate action plans before 2020.
- United Nations Climate Change Conference
- Coal
- clean power policies
- Coal plants
- Buenos Aires
- Caracas
- Mexico City
- Quito
- Rio de Janeiro
- Santiago
- Chile
- 2020
This link was published on 11 July 2012
Representatives of NGOs and government agencies from Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru took part in a special technical training session on monitoring deforestation, forest degradation and biomass organised by the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF). The week-long training aims to improve the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems which are an integral part of REDD+.
- REDD+
- Monitoring technology