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Coalition for LNG Emission Abatement towards Net-zero (CLEAN)
The Coalition for LNG Emission Abatement towards Net-zero (CLEAN) is a public-private partnership that is supported by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and the Korean Ministry of Trade,…
Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Accountability Act
The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (CNZEAA) became law in 2021. It provides a durable framework of accountability and transparency for Canada’s climate action and path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Act requires that the Government of Canada establishes…
Act n°72 relating to tax on discharge of CO2 in the petroleum activities on the continental shelf (as amended in 2015)
Provides that a carbon tax is due for the burning of petroleum and the discharge of natural gas in connection with offshore oil production. (Sec. 1) Therefore, flaring is covered by this tax. The tax will be assessed on burned petroleum, methane emissions, and CO2 emissions,…
Amendments to the Federal Methane Regulations for Upstream Oil and Gas
The 2018 Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) have been amended with effect from 1 January 2028. The amended regulations apply to onshore upstream oil and gas facilities and are estimated…
Climate Change Response Act- Emissions Trading Scheme
The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is New Zealand’s key tool for reducing emissions and meeting its emission reduction targets. It assists New Zealand to meet its international obligations under the Paris Agreement and helps New Zealand meet its 2050 target and…
Council of ministries Decree No.12 for 2006: Air Pollution Protection
This decree sets regulations and guidelines to preserve air quality. It defines emissions standards for cars and stationary sources. Article 4 states that facilities (including oil and gas facilities) should comply with the emissions limit outlined in Annex 2, where the value…
Law No. 19-13 – Law governing hydrocarbon activities
Law No. 19-13 covers all matters pertaining to oil and gas activities within Algeria, including abandonment, flaring, and environmental issues, superseding Law No. 05-07. This regulation maintains the regulatory roles of the National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbon…
Revised/Updated NDC of Bangladesh
Bangladesh aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 6.73% by 2030 relative to an updated business-as-usual trajectory, and up to 21.85% by the same date, conditional on the provision of international support. The country also aims to achieve a 51% emission reduction from gas leakage…
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement: Colombia
The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Paris in November and December 2015. 195 participating countries negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement, which includes objectives to…
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement: Iraq
The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Paris in November and December 2015. 195 participating countries negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement, which includes objectives to…
First National Determined Contribution (NDC)
The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Paris in November and December 2015. 195 participating countries negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement, which includes objectives to…
Second NDC of Cote D'ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 10.5% relative to an updated business-as-usual trajectory by 2030, and up to 30.4% by the same date, conditional on the provision of international support. The country also aims to reduce fugitive methane emissions from oil and…
Revised/Updated NDC of Malaysia
Malaysia aims at reducing the GHG emission intensity of its economy by 45% below 2005 levels by 2030. This reduction target expressly includes methane. While Malaysia’s NDC mentions the importance of the oil and gas sector for Malaysia’s economy, it does not include any specific…
Updated Nationally Determined Contribution
Pursuant to its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (“NDC”) under the Paris Agreement, Canada has committed to reduce emissions by 45-50% below 2005 levels by 2035, building on the 2030 target of 40-45% below 2005 levels. Canada also aims to achieve net-zero by 2050. The…
Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection, Organisation and Management
Government Regulation 22/2021 regulates the implementation of environmental protection and management in Indonesia. In relation to emissions, the regulation specifies that environmental licence holders must deposit funds with a government-approved bank. If a business entity…
Government Regulation No. 78 of 2010 on Reclamation and Post-Mining
Government Regulation No. 78 of 2010 sets out obligations for mining licence holders (including coal mining operators) to conduct reclamation and post-mining after the expiration of their mining licence. Licence holders are required to: submit a reclamation and post-mining…
Resolution 277/2025
Resolution 277/2025 issued by the Secretary of Energy establishes a centralised national registry of overhead tanks for the storage of hydrocarbons and petroleum derivatives and sets out technical requirements and an accompanying sanctioning regime for operators. It repeals…
Executive Regulation N°165 For Air Quality
The Executive Regulation for Air Quality (“Regulation”), issued in 2020 by Royal Decree, aims to implement the air quality rules, standards, requirements and controls set in the 2020 Environment Law. It notably sets standards for air pollutants by industrial activities…
Gas Code, Law No. 2020-06
The Gas Code governs activities in the midstream and downstream gas sectors, including transportation, storage, processing, importation and exportation. This law covers not only the transportation and distribution of natural gas, but also that of LNG and CNG. This legislation…
Environmental Code
The Environmental Code contains several measures that affect, or could potentially affect, methane emissions: Flaring and venting restrictions: The Environmental Code prohibits flaring or venting, except when necessary: (1) for exploration, well testing, and maintenance…
Petroleum Code 2019, Law no. 2019-03
The Petroleum Code establishes the rules pertaining to prospecting, exploration, development, exploitation, transport, storage of hydrocarbons as well as the liquefaction of natural gas. This law decrees that all petroleum in Senegal is the property of the Senegalese people.…
Law No. 2010-033, Crude Hydrocarbons Code
Law No. 2010-033 defines: the legal and fiscal regime for the research, exploitation, pipeline transport and storage of hydrocarbons, as well as the works and installations enabling their exercise; the institutional framework for carrying out, regulating, and controlling the…
Law No. 2000-045, Environmental Code
Law 2000-045 is established as a framework Environmental Code. Its purpose is to establish the general principles for national environmental protection and to provide a basis for the harmonization of environmental imperatives with the requirements of sustainable economic and…
Law 07/2014 on Environmental Protection
This law defines the principles and means of environmental protection in Gabon, including the preservation and sustainable use of natural resources, pollution control, environmental education, and environmental information and monitoring. It refers to a series of pertaining…
Law No. 96/12 of 1996 Relating to Environmental Management
The Law on Environmental Management stipulates that any proposed facility likely to have an impact on the environment must be subject to an environmental impact assessment (Article 15). This assessment must set out measures to eliminate, reduce or offset the harmful consequences…
Law No. 2011/025 of 14 December 2011 on the Development of Associated Gas
The Law on the Development of Associated Gas seeks to encourage the recovery of flared and vented gas for commercialisation and to contribute to reducing GHG emissions. Ownership : In terms of the law, associated gas is the exclusive property of the state but permits its…
Decree No. 2023/232 of 4 May 2023 to lay conditions for implementing Law No. 2019/008 of 25 April 2019 to institute the Petroleum Code
This decree lays down the conditions for implementing Law No. 2019/008 to institute the Petroleum Code. In terms of Article 26, to obtain an exploitation authorisation, an operator is required to submit an application to the Ministry in charge of hydrocarbons. The application…
National Energy Transition Framework (2022-2070)
The National Energy Transition Framework (2022-2070) lays out a framework for decarbonising Ghana's energy sector and reaching net zero emissions by 2070. In relation to oil and gas, the plan recognises venting, flaring and fugitive emissions as the source of emissions from…
Energy Sector Strategy and Development Plan, 2010
The Plan identifies strategic interventions for the government to pursue in the energy sector. In the petroleum sector, these initiatives include actions aimed at improving natural gas utilisation and commercialisation, including by prohibiting flaring and venting of natural…
Regulations of Petroleum Operations (Decree 34/2015)
The Regulations of Petroleum Operations (Decree 34/2015) set out implementing provisions for petroleum operations. In terms of the Regulations, flaring of petroleum is required to be strictly controlled and subject to the approval of the National Petroleum Institute. The…
Petroleum (Natural Gas) (Processing) Rules, 2019
The Petroleum (Natural Gas) (Processing) Rules govern activities related to natural gas processing in Mainland Tanzania. The Rules address gas leaks and gas releases in the following ways: Scope : The Rules expressly address natural gas leakage, defining it to mean “a…
Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 1991
The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 1991 sets out the licensing regime for reconnaissance, exploration and production of petroleum. Operators may carry out petroleum operations only upon obtaining the necessary license and entering into a petroleum agreement with the…
National Action Plan to Mitigate Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Ghana’s National Action Plan to Mitigate Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) identifies 16 mitigation measures to address SLCPs, including methane, with the goal of reducing methane emissions by 56%. One of the implementation pathways it identifies is the monitoring of…
Ghana Energy Transition and Investment Plan
The Ghana Energy Transition and Investment Plan sets out a pathway for Ghana to achieve net zero by 2060. For the oil and gas sector, the plan includes actions such as reducing flaring and venting by 80% by 2030 and to zero by 2060 in the upstream sector (through penalties,…
Angola's National Determined Contribution
Angola has submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. Angola has commitment to reducing its GHG emissions by 5% by 2035 unconditionally, using the 2020 Business-As-Usual scenario as a reference point, and by 11% conditional on…
Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Environmental Regulations, 2023
These Regulations seek to regulate, monitor and enforce health and environmental measures relating to midstream and downstream petroleum operations. In terms of the provisions, licensees and permit holders are required to conduct monitoring and control of methane emissions…
Gas Flaring, Venting and Methane Emissions (Prevention of Waste and Pollution) Regulations, 2023
These Regulations have been enacted under the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 and seek to reduce the environmental and social impact of flaring and venting of natural gas and fugitive methane emissions and create social and economic benefits from gas flaring and venting. They apply…
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement: Nigeria
Nigeria has submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. The updated NDC sets economy-wide absolute emissions reduction targets instead of previous percentage reduction targets relative to a business-as-usual scenario. The NDC sets an…
Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector
EU methane regulation covering domestic oil, gas, and coal operations plus methane intensity requirements on imports from 2030.
Colorado Oil and Gas Methane Intensity Verification Protocol
Under Colorado law, upstream oil and gas operators are required to report their methane emissions and calculated GHG intensities on an annual basis. Methane emissions must be calculated through the creation of a measurement-informed methane inventory. The Oil and Natural Gas…
Petroleum Code
Under the Petroleum Code, oil operators have a general obligation to exploit petroleum resources while taking into account environmental protection (Article 82). They are also required to undertake abandonment operations following the cessation of oil field exploitation,…
Climate Change Law
According to the 2025 Climate Change Law, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire is responsible for encouraging the use of carbon mechanisms (i.e., mechanisms aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions between two interested parties). The State ensures the coordination of carbon…
Environmental Code
Under the 2023 Environmental Code, any project that is likely to have an environmental impact - including any oil or gas project - is subject to a prior environmental assessment (Article 68). Environmental assessments must take into account the national adaptation and mitigation…
Decree No. 019/2021 Regarding Climate Change
The Climate Change Decree establishes a national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading system, aiming to create a carbon market in Gabon. This system specifically covers flaring in the oil industry (Article 10) and applies to any operator whose Type 1 and Type 2 emissions…
Framework Law on the Environment
The Framework Law on the Environment stipulates that activities likely to have an impact on the environment are subject to prior authorization, granted on the basis of an environmental impact assessment (Article 14). Operators of natural resources must use appropriate methods to…
Petroleum Act of 2015
The Petroleum Act sets the regulatory framework for oil and gas production in Tanzania. The Tanzania government retains full ownership of all oil and gas resources, and the National Oil Company is entitled to carry operations for petroleum exploitation. In relation to methane…
Hydrocarbons Code
Congo's Hydrocarbons Code prohibits natural gas venting and flaring, except in the following four situations: (1) flaring carried out as part of testing; (2) flaring carried out for safety reasons; (3) flaring carried out for occasional petroleum work; and (4) flaring or venting…
Petroleum Law (Law No. 21/2014)
The Petroleum Law sets the regulatory framework for oil and gas production in Mozambique. It sets the National Company for Hydrocarbons to be the national entity responsible for the prospection, production and commercialisation of petroleum products. Private companies can only…
National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy (ENAMMC)
In 2012, Mozambique adopted the National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy, covering the period from 2013 to 2025. The strategy sets out guidelines for action to increase the country's climate resilience and reduce climate risks by integrating adaptation and…