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New State Council regulations to make greenhouse gas monitoring mandatory for all companies

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Companies operating in China will soon be legally required to monitor their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the State Council’s new regulations on ecological and environmental monitoring – which were approved Friday – starting on January 1:

“Enterprises and public institutions shall co...



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